Mike,
Thanks for quoting the AIC, but I meant outside the TRA the routes are 'recommended'. Obviously, once inside the TRA you NEED to follow procedures otherwise you are in breach of the conditions, of which I am well aware.
20 pages of AIC in an open cockpit aeroplane without elevator trim is a flight safety hazard and as always, pages of rules and regs don't necesarily make for a safe event! Personally, I chose to go non-radio (making my own decisions), and routed VFR at a sensible height to the Northside hold where I landed on the grass having only seen one other aircraft....
As always, having a TRA and pages of joining instructions relies on the fact that ALL of the pilots flying in fly in a safe and professional manner. At Kemble this year, this seemed to be forgotten, as well as the rules concerning Permit to Fly aircraft flying in IMC!