1. 52hrs
2. 1 attempt
3. About 18 months in total, but that includes a 4 month period when I didn't fly at all.
4. 3 out of 4 weekends at the start, but reducing to every other nearer the end of the course.
5. 16 hrs
6. The flying was more challenging, even though the course work took a lot of time to assimilate