250, you're right but by his own admission aaabbbccc111 is new to it all and I guess we all have to learn how to use facility like this. I did some daft things as I learnt about the internet thingy.
Perhaps you're right about a wannabe section - then again, it would help if NATS gave realistic times to be expected in the selection process. I was in the same boat and wanting to ask the same questions when I went through the process but that was long before the internet etc. Judging by the number of times this question is asked I can only assume that the same optimistic times are given today.
I stand by my comments that LL is not the be all and end all and kinda expected to have to duck myself - maybe there's something good on TV that I didn't spot!