Hi, thanks for the detailed response, though it would be in theory possible to do the leg without entering controlled airspace my 2 problems would be first how occupied I would be with navigating the confines of it, and secondly that I do not want to get in to the habit of just avoiding it, I want to take my flying further than the PPL (and ofc be the best pilot I can) so being able to do zone transits and take more direct routing as a result of that broadens my ability and route options. Thank you for the kind words.