Sir? Haven't been called that for a while
My old one was nicked in France.. sadly crime rife as is the poverty which you dont see on the tele as the French are censoring the yellow vest protests especially the brutality of the establishment. The posh Paris restaurant was burnt out by the gendarmes firing tear gas grenades.
Oxford had the same flying requirements but the course took only 12 months iirc..so not so comprehensive. Dont think they had the chop rate as hamble.
Other schools had a requirement of 250 hours and self improvers 700 hours.