Gary, I think it would be a great idea but as soon as you start to say things like CAA involvement etc, then I feel the idea is lost and people switch off a bit. My gut feeling is that you would have more success at getting people to come and meet up and chat if it was in a relaxed informal environment with only pilots/people with an interest and questions to ask over a beer or something. Why don't we see if we can sort something. If anyone in the Yorkshire/N.Lincolnshire area/Newcastle area wants to arrange something or can suggest something, i'll be there. We usd to meet up at Newcastle Aero Club a few years ago but it only really involved the guys learning to fly helis up there at the time, and we didn't have PPRuNe to help get people interested.