I confess to being sceptical about Harry's ability to actually pilot a helicopter - mainly because I've never seen any footage of him in the air actually flying. There are any number of interviews with people who say he's a good pilot (Apache instructor for one), but that's it.
During William's stint as a search and rescue pilot there was a clip of him clearly flying and in control of an airborne craft. There are also reports from members of the public who recount being surprised to find themselves being rescued by PW.
Most people have probably seen Harry being interviewed in Afghanistan for terrestrial TV when he interrupts it, dramatically pulling off his microphone and running towards a helicopter in response to a "shout". The footage then cuts to him in the pilot's seat, helmet on, fiddling with the overhead controls, but stops short of the craft leaving the ground with him flying it.
The RF's clearly very talented (and imaginative) PR team played an absolute blinder to portray an entitled, not-too-bright and boorish character as a loveable good-hearted mischief maker. His popularity ratings pre-Meghan were right up there with the late Queen and Prince Philip.
A serious question: Is Pilot Harry just another facet of the Happy Hero Harry created by the RF's PRs?