Pink Flamingo,
Very pertinent point on costs that I never even thought about before: the cost of UK flight sims being pretty much the same as flying IFR stateside.
Even with the whole argument that flying in the UK is 'better' (due to good old fashioned British weather), you can't beat flying a plane wherever you are to being stuck in a portacabin playing with sims.
Thanks for the comments. Now praying that the Class 1 at Gatwick goes well. It's a week on Monday and I'm pooping myself.
Ratpup