BDS: It would be nice if we could start to give people at least some
credit for
having a minimum amount of common sense. Some things in life were not
meant
for everyone - flying is one of them, especially if you expect to be able
to
abdicate your responsibility for keeping yourself safe to the FAA.

The REASON I decided to stop is that I do take responsibility for my own
actions, and realized I could get the PPL but only be a marginally
competent pilot. Maybe
some people can maintain proficiency by flying 1-2x per month. I didn't
think I could, and would not subject any passengers to unnecessary risk.
I still think it was the right thing to do.

(Where was the slam against AOPA, FAA, NTSB in that post? The CFI was a
jerk. So what? I'm not intimating that all CFIs are jerks, or that all
flight schools are bad.)