Alex, if you live in Basildon then to be honest North Weald is one of the closest airfields to you anyway....I fly 172's at least weekly. At the moment I've had seats filled with friends/girlfriend whilst they're back from university for the Summer, but I'm sure that after September I'll be flying around with lots of empty seats and would gladly take you up once we've worked out some kind of cost sharing. If you want to speak further then PM me.