See-more-Fanny, I don't know where you got the thing about being able to fly 18+ cadets around. My understanding is that to fly passengers you either have to be AEF qualified (500+ hours 1st pilot) or be a QFI.
Can anyone explain how the holds betwixt Linton and Valley have got so long in such a short space of time? I know of people who finished Linton in early 2003 and didn't hold at all before going to Valley - just took a few weeks holiday and then went straight there. I thought I was hard done by with 3 months. Apparently not....
Chins up boys - It's worth the wait.
Hawk is very very nice..!