I really am getting fed up with those who think it is pointless to actually just go up and fly for the pure pleasure of it.
That is exactly why I learned to fly,just to fly,get it?
If I want to go to Paris,Madrid or Milan,?
Ryanair and a gin and tonic.
Not piss**g around with lots of planning,costing loads of dosh ,just to post on here that I've done it.
OK. No point in encouraging anybody to be aspirational. It would be very un-British to do so, after all. Let's forget about flying abroad - nobody wants to do that.
Let's look at it more practically.
Let's say you want to fly from say Goodwood to say Welshpool. That route is, as far as I can tell, wholly within the UK so should meet the non-aspirational requirement.
What exact difference
in skills which need to be learnt to fly that route safely and confidently will be involved if the pilot does
- a PPL
- an NPPL
?