Although Biggles jacket's aint cheap these days, and they're not all particularly resilient to open cockpit flying. (That said I have, do, and love it)
If you want cheap flying buy a microlight and join a BMAA club (
http://www.bmaa.org/ ) or join the PFA (
http://www.pfa.org.uk/ ) and join a syndicate on a quiet airfield or farmstrip.
Redhill has a club (Cloudbase) with a stack of Shadows and a Jabiru, if memory serves me correctly it's about £2000 to buy a club share, then £25pm + £25ph.
G
[This message has been edited by Genghis the Engineer (edited 24 September 2000).]