moggie, sounds like they fed you a line! Maybe they were badly trained, but it is impossible that they only had 2 procedural approaches between eight of them, and if you dont believe that, call Cabair and the examiners, and if you don't believe them, the ATC strips will show any IFR approaches made. SIDS can be a problem due to London clearances and the choice must be made go or cancel, but the Cranfield SID isn't exactly 'phone a friend' if you look at it!