mr floater
There is a good reason that training has to take place on an airfield and it is nothing to do with long runways.
personally, i agree with you but i am not sure the CAA does anymore hence the consultation here:-
Consultation - LAASG FTSG Proposals | Consultations | CAA to change to training at unlicensed sites
i think if every person who fancies it can train out of a field, that often shoddy standards now will go down even more.
CF