Thanks Mark. Sorry to hear about your weather. We're having a mixed-bag right now (but all of it around the 0 to +5 mark). I took advantage of yesterday's slightly milder conditions, but was still frozen stuff at the end of the afternoon

Where I live it was flat calm when I set-off for yesterday's flying session, but I was surprised at the 15mph wind at the strip (it's on top of the highest hill in the county so there's always some wind though). I don't normally "go" flying if there's a 15mph wind, but once at the strip I fly "whatever" the wind. I take the view that if I wait for perfect conditions I'll never fly at all!

I wouldn't be worried about "losing what you had," 'cause strange though it may sound, I find that a "lay-off" actually pays dividends (for me at least). I don't know why it works this way, but I've often been surprised at how much better my flying seems after being grounded for a few weeks. This isn't a recent phenomenon either, 'cause when I was learning to fly I remember being afraid I'd forgotten all I'd learned, but after my knees stopped knocking I've always realised I'd actually improved. Maybe I'm just more careful after a lay-off?

Hope conditions allow a flying for you session soon. It's raining here - and cold. Snow is forecast for tomorrow too

Tony