Well done mate!! Thats excellent. It really is the greatest feeling of all time.
My instructor did actually tell me before hand when I was doing it. He just said that we needed to do one more hour or so.
It didn't affect me that much, because for the past week (I was on a residential) I had been flying circuits without him doing anything....so why should i have a problem when he got out?? The climb rate was pretty cool as well!! And somehow my dad got there!! So I still have to pictures to remember it!
One last thing, the feeling is better when you taxi back to parking after the skills test!! But one thing at a time!
Good Luck
Tom