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Old 3rd Oct 2008, 13:50
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Wycombe
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
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Age: 59
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Well, I suspect I am one of your target audience, but still Pprune because my interests and past connections extend beyond Private Flying.

The one and only reason I gave up, hopefully not forever, with approx 270hrs, is cost!

When I got my PPL in the mid-90's, I was still single (just), didn't have a big mortgage, or kids....you get the picture.

At the end of the day, flying was a hobby for me, and with lots of other more important demands on the family cash, a halt had to be called....although I hasten to add, it was my own decision and not at all forced upon me.

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in the Clubhouse at the airfield where I gained by PPL (actually not Wycombe!), eyeing up the "shares for sale" etc. on the noticeboard.....will be a while, but am determined to "get back in the saddle" one day.
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