Thanks for the Steer, treadigraph.
I've been in contact with Stallion51 and the price is currently $2,950 for an hour and $2,150 for a half hour 'orientation flight'. May as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb!
Just got explain to She Who Must Be Obeyed that the funding for a house extension programme has undergone a Strategic Financial Review!
Making up the bed in the spare room too................