This one's a bit of an impromptu episode. As many may know already and new pilots will soon learn. Many of your flights will come with very short notice. As a commercial pilot you’re at the mercy of the bookings that come your way and as a private pilot you’re mainly at the mercy of the weather. This predicament came about Thursday evening. It transpired that the best weather we were due to have for the next 3 or 4 days was going to be tomorrow, the Friday. This meant heading to collect the aircraft in the car, check over everything you need to paperwork wise, check weather, check NOTAMS, check airfield closures and off we go.