P16
It was June04 and yes a contributing factor to the 2wks was good weather.
It was fairly intensive but my view was "less time to forget what I learnt yesterday". I threw myself into it full time (except the two days a week you have to have off) and made use of one of the cheap rooms they have to rent there which helped the mental immersion somewhat.
There were a couple of times I found myself on the wrong end of the stress curve (self inflicted - trying too hard!) but thats where Jonathon Said's approach was so valuable. My experience with most learning situations is more pain more gain.... The main thing was to try and develop the oft quoted pilot mindset - "throw away what just went wrong and take the next task with a clean sheet" ie don't take the mistake with you.... its very true both mid flight and between sessions!