It gets a little better. Covered in Private Flying
http://www.pprune.org/private-flying...trictions.html
And the CAA announcement is here
Development of London 2012 Airspace Restrictions Announced | CAA Newsroom | CAA
And the actual restrictions are here
Primary airspace restrictions for south-east England
Good to see it shortened in duration, and some sensible trimming of the zone edges. The single most stupid element (for me) is the rewquirement to file flight plans using a system which is overly complex and almost incomprehensible to most GA pilots. Add a simpler web-based filing option and almost all of the problems then go away (aside from Gliders, who still have to stick to flight plans, I think)