STAND UP AND ADDRESS CROWD
My name's JAFO and I'm an NPPL.
The reasons that I followed that route are:
1. I'm a bimbler, not a tourer
2. Clouds are scary places to be
3. Ditto dark skies
4. It's mine for ever (well, unless I'm stupid and get found out)
5. It's easy to keep current
6. I don't have to pay for a medical and that money can pay for my biannual
It hasn't stopped me flying family and friends and allowing them to experience the thrill and privilege of being airborne in a light aircraft.
It didn't stop me spending the summer bimbling round with the door open in a Piper Cub and there are few finer things to do than that.
Horses for courses, for me it works.