Scott,
I believe that holding a PPL also counts towards the minimum hours required to be tested for the awarded of a grade, G2 or G1 my memory fails to recall as indeed it does for the hours required! I also can't recommend the VGS system enough but, it takes commitment and at least one full day per weekend plus week long courses (at least it did when i was instructing a couple of years back). It was frowned upon to be seen to be purely 'hours building' but if your there putting the time in, I think any VGS these days would be welcoming....well maybe not all!
