For inspiration in flying go to a flying club; this is just a soapbox, compare it with Hyde Pk!
There is a lot of truth in that. However, nearly all the advanced concepts I have learnt (both the technical stuff, and operational stuff e.g. going abroad on long trips) from internet contacts which were for the most part picked up initially on pilot forums. Not so much Pprune as aircraft type specific user groups. I learnt very little in the schools/clubs which I hung around for the first couple of years.