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Ok, sorry if I didnt take your comments seriously enough.
In my experience the questions you get from new PPLs about going to L2K for the first time never mind the south of France makes me feel on the whole they would not be comfortable with this sort of trip. I certainly would have hesitated when at that stage and indeed did so, although I managed to avoid the need to have anyone accompany me the first time
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Perhaps other new PPLs would take it on - I dont have enough experience of what others have done to reach a proper conclusion.
To stay on thread, obviously my point was that the lack of training about where to source weather and NOTAM information could in a similiar way result in airspace infringements - including danger areas etc and an uncomfortable interview ith DGAC.