1. 81:30
2. One
3. 16 years 1 week *
4. Intensive to 30 hrs then part time (monthly, wx dependant)
5. 8:35
6. The exams (Well, the met exam mostly)
* Though I spent 16 years doing it, training covered 3 years of trying and 13 years of wanting to try.
Main factor was money (first 30 hrs was a RAF flying scholarship.) When I actually got around to trying to complete it, weather and commitments tended to get in the way.