@Pipertommy
It would be great to fly the PA38 again. I will make an X country to Swansea later this summer (based in Essex these days). Is it my fading memory or wasn't the runway there shaped a little like a banana? Whatever the case, it seemed a friendly field and club.

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@Parsom
I agree it is a great shame. I do remember that when I was training at Cardiff that I started with a company called Wings, which promptly went bust when I joined, so I graduated to CWF. Was trained by a really nice guy called Dave Sarver. I believe he went on to BA to fly Embraers. If one wanted to do some IR practice is there an ILS at Swansea?
Best to all
MB