Flirting

Was the pilot flirting with me during the plane ride?

I work in news and our cute chopper pilot invited me to fly. Before, he gave a safety lesson and taught me how to buckle my seatbelt and I couldn't get it and he got really close to me and was like "sorry l'm all up in your bubble" and laughed. Our hands touched while he was buckling me in and he didn't move it. After we got in the air he told me he's been flying for 5 years and lived in Alaska and loved doing it. And he was like "my friend is working the state fair right now we should fly over it" He then said if I wanted to take a pics or videos feel free and I could send them to him later because he liked seeing pics and videos while up there lol. When we flew over the fair he was like "have you gone yet?" And I said no and he asked was I going to go and I said I didn’t know. He then asked if I would get on a ride he saw and I said “no” and he laughed. He also asked where I’m from and if I visit home a lot and I told him my parents were coming in for my birthday and he was like “happy early birthday! How old are you turning if I might ask?” Then he told me he was 28. He said he lived in Alaska and flew over glaciers. We got close to some dark mountains and he told me he had to do two practice landings. He asked if I was cold.
As we were flying over I got really scared and gripped his bicep. I was like "I'm sorry!!" And he smiled and was like "you're good" and I touched his bicep again and was like "sorry I keep touching you". We landed twice and then left. As we were leaving he was like "you're still having fun right?" As we were heading back he was pointing out roads. I then said "I can finally check this off my bucket list!" And he was like "yeah we'll have to fly again" so we landed and he told me thank you for flying with him and he opened my door for me because I couldn't get it and I hopped out alone and he told me he didn't want to keep me because he had to finish up some stuff on the helicopter so I walked back to the station. Was he flirting?
Was the pilot flirting with me during the plane ride?
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