Scifi, I am at the end of PPL training and am slogging through the process. I get about ten percent of my booked instruction due to weather. Fortunately I spend about 3 months in Australia each year and have organised an excellent instructor and various aircraft to practice with. Weather is much better and cancellations rare. The airspace on New South Wales south coast is not a factor but navigation is easier than the U.K. as the settlements are very obvious. The flying is cheaper and the company is flexible if I want another couple of circuits. As for the ASIC business, I won't be doing that. Simply too much embuggeration. Good luck.