28thJuly2001 said: And what is wrong with that? I find a tootle around the local area and some circuits just as much fun now as I did 2 years ago
Nothing wrong with it, 28th. If that's what keeps you and some others happy, that's great. However, I suspect that quite a few new PPLs do fly around the local area in their club two or four seaters for a while, and then get bored with it and eventually give up. Of course, cost can an issue in terms of going further, but there's a whole world away from the local flying area and exploring it by air is what's kept me flying for more than seven years. If I'd not been able to do that, I'd have probably given up... oh, about five years ago!
Andy