I'm glad that pilots need the occasional Navex or other CT to keep current, otherwise ...
I would have had a tedious drive from Northolt to Shawbury, instead of popping up there in a Gazelle.
The RAF Pistol Team wouldn't have got to Jersey several times to compete (C-130 & Andover CC2).
In older days (60s) Strubby launched a weekly (?) weekend run to Leuchars for golf at St Andrews (Refresher Training, Airways x-country). And Sgt Boulter pitched up every Friday in his Meteor from Chivenor. ISTR a Manby JP cost £0/10/0 for a weekend (to Unit funds) if it was 'justifiable training', provided (as with Sgt B) it was home in time for the 2nd wave.
Ah, the nostalgia of the days when everything wasn't costed to the n-th degree, and when people were valued more than ££.