Mariner9
Blimey Piltdown, expecting a new PPL to undertake a min 400 mile round trip (Stapleford-Lake District) dodging Stansted, Luton, East Midlands (or possibly zone transit) Manchester, then a long leg across pretty featureless countryside from mid Lancs to the Lakes, without GPS, is asking a bit much don't you think?
So what do they teach during the basic PPL navigation exercises that now eliminates the use of charts and basic navigation skills ? or is all PPL basic training these days focused around the use of VOR and GPS for simple navigation ?