Snoop, too bad there's all that water between us. Don and I are both instructors. We could get ya flying! Clubs can be funny. There is almost always a group that is a bunch of "rectums".(good one Bill) But usually there is another group that really wants to help newcomers. In the club that I used to belong to, that group was the oldtimers. One guy in particular went out of his way to help newbies. He worked with me almost every day until I got my "wings".
I'm not buying that part about needing two airplanes. When I belonged to that large club, and trained many students, only a couple of trainers were severly damaged. Usually they get trashed after the student is on his own and starts "feeling his oats".
As far as next years club is concerned, keep your options open. I'd check out that group at the farmer's field, however, you may not have met the right people at your current club. You're fortunate to have a couple of options.


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