I'm in the same situation as you Wombat. I've taken friends up and to be honest am quite confident (probably in the unconcious incompetance stage of knowledge, but what the hell) but my wife isn't to keen on going up with me or me taking the kids.
However she has at least agreed to a family flight from Sherburn to Shoreham over the summer to see my parents, so hopefully that will be a start, although I think an hour or two just bimbling over the local area may be needed to build up her confidence first. At least that is what I hope it will do
Andy