Ex-UAS flyers flying again decades later!

[jjoe]

Thanks to mrmum for previous invaluable advice on NPPL exemptions etc.

Wish to hear from any ex-UAS pilots who stopped flying then but took it up again years later (20+ in my case) and what their actual experience/treatment was/is in the hands of civilian flying clubs and did their log-books gain REAL exemptions from the NPPL/JAA syllabus?

What things did you remember/forget?
What stuff (if any) was RAF-specific and deemed better/worse? etc etc.

I am about to embark on private flights soon and would be grateful for any advice for my specific position (I'm sure it can't be unique!).

I passed BHT/ Nav(iii).

It would be great to hear from any ex-UAS flyers or Instructors having dealt with my kind in the real world!

Thanks in anticipation of your replies.- ps Love this website.

JJOE