I thought JAR was meant to simplify things
I actually did a fair amount of what I would call 'instrument appreciation' during my PPL. On top of the standard 180 turn I did climbing, descending, and some mock radar vectoring from my instructor.... I'm not sure if this really counts though.
topunicyclist I think it tends to be night rating first... but at this time of year I would have little use for it. I will definitely be doing it as soon as it starts getting dark early again though.
Umm... does anyone know about 'cross country' flight definition?