Probably had no less than 5 pre-solo check rides with Dave Duckworth at Barton before I was declared fit to solo after 25 hours..quite a long time I suppose but I was ready quite a bit before then but sadly every time the CFI tried to clear me to solo,I flew absolutely appalingly (he had never seen a warrior fly at 45 knots before!!
).
The actual solo was a total non-event apart from being great in itself but I found the 3 hours solo-consolidation afterwards quite nerve-wracking for some reason.