It's taken a while but after ~16 hours in the Sportstar the instructor who always jinxed me asked me to take him backtrack and let him out.
Just at take off a visiting student from another airfield in a Baron joined the circuit midfield right on my butt. I had to do my first solo and maintain radio contact at the same time.
Except for a rather flat landing, all went to plan.
This is the first time I was able to write 'self' in the 'Pilot in Command' column of the log book.
Long way to go but first step taken
If anybody is down YADG way, drop in, have a great lunch and say 'hello.'