i would like to bet he did his training at **** air in wellesebourne!
I don't know where Colin did his training but, if it was HeliAir at Wellesborne, it was a good choice.
If I needed training for a flight like theirs, HeliAir would certainly be one of the names on my very short shortlist - especially if I was guaranteed I could have Mike Smith teaching me throughout.
i wonder if i had gone that route and crammed it all in in that space of time would i have passed my flight exam..
Probably not, but I don't know anything about your experience, whether you have any other aviation experience/qualifications etc.
I know I couldn't have done it in a week, but I haven't got Bodill's vast aviation experience.