Roger that Beagle, re air law... I'll go back and have a look, and obtain a copy of LASORs too. This licensing jumble is one of those things that you may (or may not) know when you sit the exam, but until now when I NEED to know it, I've managed to occupy my attention with things more directly relevant to keeping the aeroplane in the sky (yes, I'm still training)!
BackPacker - I take your point about there not being much to be gained by trying to not do it by the book. I'm going with the procedure that you recommend with maybe a few 'interested passenger' details between now and finishing training. Awesome.