Why do pilots give up flying?. .. .In many cases it is because they become bored with flying in circles round the local area and find a new way of spending their cash.. .. .Now how do you keep the interest of pilots whose licence restricts them to the local area.. .. .A NPPL for pilots who are just slightly outside the JAR medical requirements is a good idea since most of those people express a longing to get back into the air and the NPPL is the only option. Colour blindness being a good example.. .. .However how long before a new fully fit NPPL gets very tired of spending £250 for hiring an aircraft to fly in circles over Kent while a fellow PPL (JAR) can spend the same money and have a lovely day out to France.. .. .Thus I feel that the NPPL will not in any way be the saviour of aviation as some would like to make out but will be taken up by those who for medical reasons have no other option and experienced PPLs who have had enough of seeing the world beyond where you can drive or walk.. .. .IMHO a very small training market.. .. .DFC