Hi All , although much of this has been said before I still found this a very interesting post as its very relevant to me at the moment.I passed my ppl last summer and although I haven't done much with it since , mainly due to time and bad weather , I am still very keen to progress my flying.Although now I've passed my ppl its all too clear why so many people end up dropping out , basically for all the reasons that have been said so far. An idea has been going around my mind for a while and I wondered what other people thought.I am suggesting a kind of buddy/mentoring system of 'just passed ppl's' by either willing instructors or experienced flyers.It would be completely voluntary as obviously some people just want to get on and do their own thing , but I'm sure there are others like me who really want to continue to build their skills but are still not very confident of their limits.The involvement could be as much or as little as is required , from simply suggesting new places to go , chatting about routes , weather etc....to sitting down and planning trips and being accompanied on the odd few.If there was such a system running at my club I know I would sign up.I think it would encourage alot of low timers to build their skills until they are more confident and in so doing , keeping them in flying , which can only be good for the clubs.