In article <NPNU6.71803$t12.5827252@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
Shark <skyshark@att.net> writes
> I drive 150 miles one-way to the closest aerotow school here. It's such a
>drive that the weather can be (and often is) completely different upon
>arrival. And there have been days when I drove from clear/blue into
>OD/Cu-nimb and left without a single flight. Only five hours on the road to
>show for it.
>
> It sucks when this happens, but it is not the end of the world. I suggest
>that if 60 miles is too much for a student to sacrifice, then their heart
>isn't in it enough.
>
> Regards,
> Mark
>
>
>
>
Sounds like you are in the US.

60 miles in the UK can be a different ball game altogether - the traffic
levels are MUCH higher, and crap roads to the flying areas, once you are
off the motorway (and THOSE are permanently jammed, too!)

- Rod Buck

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