Julian: Yes, I'm back, see other thread from Englishal
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...569#post501569
Good fun - I took part in the SA National Nav competition. One of the new SA PPLs on my seminar turned around my plea to get them to think of a short term ambition for the next 8 months (however major or minor it might be) and 'just do it'. He decided that the SA Nav comp was his ambition in his 1st year as a PPL, and as he thought I also should have an ambition, I was going to be his Nav for it. (What could I say?)
The point of putting all that above is that it just shows what you can do as a new ppl with good planning and a decision to self improve in a relatively safe environment - obviously he got an awful lot out of it!
Leshodge: Cadets:" its not great but its a means to an end."
Well, don't forget that's your view of your own squadron - Coke611's local squadron might be 'buzzing'