Wangus - where to start?
They were prepared to send me solo after a week
I did an intensive course in Florida and most people solo'd on about the 5th day.
If you want a quick PPL and cloudless skies great, go toStates
Have you been watching the weather recently? For every hurricane that makes the news, there are a hundred tropical storms that don't. Wx awareness is very important in Florida.
the sight of one or two cumulus cloud meant "terrible" weather in their eyes
You obviously didn't understand. Big, nasty CBs can form very quickly in the Floridian afternoon and will quite easily kill an inexperienced pilot such as yourself if you go anywhere near them. Perhaps they did know more than you thought.