It will be a new basic course format, different to the basic course i just finished, as i understand the situation its purely area-based and leads more into area foundation than before. Although I personally know nothing about area foundation...
Is it your induction that starts the 9th or are you in college then? I'm back on Monday for Aerodrome, was beginning to wonder if there would be anybody around at all
You may be right about the 17, although I believe there may be 8 or so recoursees with you making it around 25.
Good luck with it, probably see you around college,
Adrian