It's no good working on the pilots. Most of them won't turn up. I would work on the instructors.
Example (instructor, ATPL holder as it happens, talking to a PPL student): "Don't ever even think of calling up Gatwick. They will come down on you so hard it will destroy your confidence for ever". Complete b0110cks as I know well having called them many times for a RIS when in the muck; they are extremely helpful.