@PW: broad smile! But please do not think that I am actively refusing to visit the UK, flying; only it is a low priority, given the plethora of countries at least as exotic as a destination yet more compatible with my preferences: Germany above all, France a close second; and beyond, all of the former socialist countries, Poland and Czechia foremost. Less expensive, at least, for fuel and for landing fees and for food and for lodging. And their aerodromes tend to be more stable, generally.
I feel curious about which your nice homefield may be, but since you didn't name it I'll not insist and ask. Good on you to be so well hosted! I can't help wondering about the cost, though, but that would be an even more indiscrete question.
As for common sense prevailing among aviators: yes of course we are, by our nature, superior to the masses. Perhaps also by the amount of tuition we took, and the exams we successfully passed. In fact I am beginning to wonder if the UK population could be in course of splitting up, with a rather sharp distinction between the clever and the less so. Leading of course to a parallel distinction between the wealthy and the less so, even if "wealthy" is not absolutely defined. But that is quite off-topic here.
Last edited by Jan Olieslagers; 8th Nov 2019 at 17:34.