I agree - its dire this summer, and it wasn't great last year in the "rainy" season we had either...
Yet in a funny sort of a way, I can see a positive side to this as well... By learning here in the UK we get much more practice at dealing with the realities of making operational decisions based on the vaguaries of the wx, and so maybe we're in a better position to cope with these conditions than if we'd learned abroad?
I've only had my license about a year, but I've already had to use some of the skills we were taught in the PPL course (a180 on the AI on one occasion, and a "real-life" weather diversion with pax on another). I think this has given me the opportunity to learn how to deal with the realities of VFR in a less-than-benign environment, such as ours.
Just trying to see the bright side!
