As some of you know, the ones I met at the Popham fly-in, I am working towards my PPL.
One thing I have noticed is that although after a few days off my flying has not deteriorated but I do become forgetful of the avionics. An example, I forgot to turn on the Xponder, when I entered the active the other day... Got a clip round the ear from my instructor, but I have found myself "out-of-habit", and do tend to start scanning internally to ensure my avionics are set correctly!!! Not good I know!
But coupling this with a conversation I had the other day with my father, and another forum on Prune (
Why is a/c rental so expensive )
Is aviation still in the realms of a slightly elitist attitude we have in this country. I fail to see why aviation is so much more expensive in this country than the States. Considering most of the aircraft used by ad hoc rental clubs are US origin. I do worry slightly how after completing my PPL I will be able to maintain practice and save for further courses (CPL/IR etc).
I do strongly feel that if aviation was made more available, we would all be able to practice more and be better at it. I am hoping the costs come down, as diesel becomes more available to the GA community.