VFR,
Mine's been flying for about 15 months now. Done almost 100 hours in her.
The CAA were, on the whole, very helpful. Yes they were particularly pedantic about certain issues, but if you consider they've got yours and others safety at heart, it's no problem. I did as they requested, didn't enter petty arguments and didn't take anything they said personally. Also had some excellent assistance from Jonathan and David Bull at Southern Helicopters who despite not having sold me a kit were prepared to help as much as possible and guided me carefully through the beaurocratic minefield.
J