yeah steve ill be old hat by the time you are there!
Looking forward to it all to be fair, the stage 4 was extremely enjoyable! a lot of people never get to experience anything like that (my mates were so jealous!) and as long as you listen to the instructor/examiner and dont over-correct to much (and if you do make a mistake keep talking through the corrective measures) it is real fun! I had issues with the trim part, concentrating on everything else, THEN realising to trim it up (made it so much easier when it was trim - otherwise it was like a workout in the gym!)
looking forward to xmas out there, and looking forward to meeting the rest of my class!
And of course, a beer will be mandatory!
cheers
J