Glad to hear I (as well as my pal) wasn't doing anything illegal.
And yes it was fun and scary, and it certainly got the blood flowing! But I wouldn't like to do it again for a while.....
But I agree that it should perhaps be part of the PPL course - even if only for a couple of circuits, because it really is amazing how strange everything seems from the RHS.
Thanks for all of your replies
Flock1