I had a similar 3 year break, which also coincided with a move from the Northern Hemisphere (UK) to the Southern (SA)
I did about 20 hours including my near 3hr Flight Test, before getting a new license (SA PPL).
The hours were a bit bloated as I had to re-do all the exams, so flew with my instructor during this time exploring the Western Cape, adding mountain flying skills and discovering that density altitude actually exists! The radio protocols are also very different here, along with air-law and the fact the weather and compass does everything in reverse. Oh, did I mention 25 degrees compass variation!
The basics of flying came back quite quickly. The unexpected benefit was being forced to do all the exams again....it was embarrassing how "stuff" much I'd forgotten. And my wizz wheel still worked!
Last edited by TCU; 6th May 2021 at 20:25.