Cheers Max, it’s been a long slog and cost me what would otherwise have been a good few hours of flying (to date over a grand in solicitor’s fee’s for certified copies of docs, chest X-ray, medical, plus the fee to the Australian Gov) but I’m nearing the end and only need my sponsor to deposit the bond and that’s me.
As you say, it’s great to have options and on days where it’s minus two and the vis is 100m in drizzle, the thought of one long sunny day after another keeps me going!