Originally Posted by B2N2
Sometimes it will take these people months to get around to finding a suitable club/school and get back to flying again.
B2N2. Some very good points raised by yourself. To answer your initial question, I chose to write on the Private Flying Forum because I wanted to address my thoughts regarding intensive/ largely Florida based training to the PPL community. With hindsight I feel that I have intruded into this forum and will remain clear in the future.
My thoughts on the topic have not changed. However, I believe that you have highlighted one of the major difficulties created by intensive training. Like you say, by the time that an average student has used up all of their holiday leave and spare cash there is more often than not a huge gap between gaining a licence and getting back into regular flying practice. This naturally means that their flying skills will require refreshing.
I hope that you all have a safe and fun summer.