Glad you had a great time!
You're allowed to fly into the clouds over there? Here in the US, we're required to stay away unless flying under an IFR flightplan
Hi Andrew...!
That's a bit I was looking forward to....

We established first that the clouds were not dangerous thunderstorm types, (there was a high pressure ridge in the area).
I was able to put into practise my knowledge of years of flying my sim trainer, (Cessna 150/152), to be confident in flying entirely on instruments and radios....no problem...

All the information is presented in front of you on the instrument panel...airspeed, tachometer, altitude, rate of climb/descent, horizontal situation indicator, compass, heading indicators, etc...no problemo...

Although you can't see a thing outside, all the instruments tell you exactly what is going on to keep you flying safely...

My instructor sussed I knew what I was doing as I constantly relayed to him exactly what I was observing on the panel in front of me and what I was doing to correct any errors..

(Remember the instructor is always at my side ready to take over if I got into difficulties...)...

To all the prospective commercial fliers, military flyers, etc, a few, (many), hours spent training in a little flight simulated Cessna will pay big rewards when it comes to to flying in the REAL THING....

LOL...!
Worked wonders for me...

...and pleased my instructor...

Cheers all...

Paul.