"May as well not have bothered."
If that is your attitude now - then I guess you've wasted your money... how about cross-stitch as a hobby, bet it is cheaper, with less regulation, less hassle, etc.
If aviation was meant to be easy, God would have given us all more money and less bureaucracy.
Stop whinging. Yes, I've picked on you but I am p*d off at all the whinging on this forum.
Stik
a non whining pilot