I once took an opportunity to assist a guy at out local base to tale his aeroplane down to Barcelona. I needed the experience. Various so called friends in the 'know' looked surprised but said nought. The trip was a near disaster, and as I rescued his IFR night approach into Perpignan, I clearly remember thinking- this is how you die. He made such mess of the procedure that only by the grace of god, and me getting visual with the airfield did we make it. The next morning we 'scudded' the coast round to Bagur VOR at 500'. I ryanaired it back home. I then learned his true history on my return to UK, a number of near fatalities and other horror stories. I wad actually truly pissed off that no one said, maybe they all thought they would get rid of two of us!!!!!:
I often say to people to come flying, you get the usual oh great, and then in the day they always appear to be 'busy'. You soon learn that your passion, is not nescessarily everyone elses. Same with a friend who has a yacht, I won't let my kids go sailing with him!!!