I thought the programme was absolutely spiffing!
To follow the story of 3 completely different entries into this amazing competition has to inspire others to take up flying for fun, which as hum reminds us, should be our real reason for Private Flying! a lot of pundits on this thread are taking themselves entirely too seriously.
Most of all, I admire that Irish Dad; he is a hero to his son. He didn't pressure the lad unduely, and he carried a GPS, made sensible decisions throughout, and when he saw his passenger was not happy, took off the pressure and spent the rest of the tour relaxing altogether. How many "top gun" amateur pilots give similar regard to their suffering pax?