Don't waste your money on a scanner:
If you are going to be flying post PPL then invest a few more squids and get a proper 2-way handheld transceiver.
It might come in handy sometime during your flying career.
(I use mine regularly to get the departure ATIS to avoid the need to fire up the a/c radios till after engine start)
There's one going cheap over on the Flyer Forum 'Aviation Stuff for Sale' right now
Last edited by Cusco; 28th October 2013 at 15:39.