If you really want to fly, you ought to think long & hard about
relocating.

As a half-way measure, you might look into a week-long program. I live
in a harsh climate, and I've twice gone off in March to learn
something new. I did five days at Chandler AZ doing stall and
aerobatic training, and last year I spent three days at Andover NJ
doing a bush-flying course. These were wonderful experiences. If you
had five days in a congenial climate doing a lesson in the morning and
another in the afternoon, and al the cable TV you could eat (I don't
have cable at home, so I binge when I'm on the road) you would know by
the end whether you really wanted to fly.

And you almost certainly would have soloed. That's worth a lot!

all the best -- Dan Ford
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