... bit of light, the mistaken belief ...
Hence the value in newchums' having a think about the operational wisdom contained in the PNG thread ...
First time I got suckered into the gap trap was donkey's years ago from BK heading over the hills west as, very much, a newchum. Got myself trapped but got out of it. The lesson never left the forefront of my thinking in VFR bad weather flying. Subsequently, I wanted a big gap to continue and a rear window to keep an eye on what was going on behind me.