JHM You are right. I paid to balls up a nav exercise big time.
As whirls says, I also paid to gain some invaluable experience, and learn from it. Although in the scheme of things it was money that I didn't want to spend, and has set me back even further, it was still beneficial and although not exactly money well spent, there was a benefit from spending it.
Remember that mankind has only had wings for 100 years, in the great evolutionary scheme this is no time at all, and whereas most people have an idea of driving or boats when they come to it, not that many have had exposure to the pointy end of a plane. Remeber 45 hours is a minimum limit, aimed at RAF cadets that do nothing else all day.