Time to try something different?
Hi SF182,
What motivated you to learn to fly in the first place? Have you achieved this goal and would something different or perhaps more challenging help to raise the interest level?
One aspect of flying that I find motivating is some of the ’charity’ flights: Starlight Day, Burned Children’s Club and at the other end of the age range, Project Propeller. Some of these may be centred further South, but I guess there are similar events in Scotland.
I suspect that if I’d been hiring a club aeroplane I might have got as far as the IMCr before loosing interest. Farm strip flying and a relatively cheap to run permit aircraft helps to keep it fresh for me. One recent development was doing the CRI course. Before that I flew sometimes straight and occasionally level. Now if I’m at a loose end I’ll go and do some general handling exercises like steep turns, stalls and PFLs.
I do find I need a reason to go flying, but I can usually find one…
Safe Flying,
Richard W.