Don't think ANYONE is 'gushing', but given the number of emigration applications and suicide notes over the previous months, I have to say the operational overhead of flying (within R112 at least) hasn't been as onerous as I expected it would be. With neither the spontaneity, nor freedom to fly a 'random' route, I didn't say it wasn't a pain in the ar$e. However, you don't have to fly in a straight line within R112 and I've seen a lot of flexibility with route/timing because of poor Wx; concessions for training schools in the zone also seem to be working reasonably well. A minimum of 2 hours to file a FPL is still too much however.
I doubt any of us will see this level of restriction in the UK again, not least because of cost, but if we did I wouldn't be too surprised. For many countries, an even more restrictive approach is already the modus operandi
