Clubs
Hi Neoburner,
I don't know whether you have looked at other flying establishments other than those at Shoreham.
May I suggest you also take a look at some others before you settle on any particular one.
Since you live in West Sussex, Redhill and Headcorn/Lashenden in particlar come to mind. I liked Lashenden alot, and would have gone there myself had I not lived too far away.
I would also recommend, since you have no ambitions to go professional, that you consider three-axis microlight flying. The aircraft in that category are actually more modern and perform better than the Group A aircraft you seem to have flown so far.
Good luck,
BP.