I said it was a fabulous hobby but very time consuming.
I think that is a fair appraisal of it?
Amen to that :
I had a brief love affair with gliding when I was at University, hoping to build on the BGA A and B certs I'g got for free (well, for one
one shilling a day mess fees) at RAF Henlow in the early 60s.
So I joined my University Gliding club which at that time operated from a large regional airport not a milloin miles from where I sit now until it got chucked off for, among other things smashing too many runway lights).
I was designated winch driver where i'd stay all day hoisting up the glitterati of the club, mending broken cables (which was a frequent occurrence, the club bought RAF cast offs and used them to death) and other stuff until finally just as the sun was setting I'd get a freebie circuit with an instructor.
A summer of that put me off gliding for good.
Discovered power flying 30 years later and haven't looked back: Time taken can be estimated pretty accurately.
Cusco