What Pandora has said is very true, and if I may distill between the lines a little bit...
Way back in the dim-and-distant was-it-really-that-long-ago when my bunch of 16 lucky souls fronted up at EGPK, within 2 weeks it was obvious to those on the course who would a/ struggle, b/ come top or close to it, c/ be chopped for PQ's (personal qualities) within the blink of an eye d/ just motor through. There was a great deal of "pulling together;" everyone has strengths and weaknesses and queues would form outside the rooms of people with prowess in Radio Aids, Nav, Met, Perf-A etc.
It's a crucible in there; you can't be someone else for a year and a half, no matter how hard you try.
Now, bearing in mind the red print at the foot of this forum all may not be as it seems, and this thread may have turned into one big fishing expedition. However, I will say good luck to Break Right... hang on in there. BA is not the be-all and end-all of aviation, they just make life a little bit easier.
Right... back into lurker mode on this one.
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[This message has been edited by Sick Squid (edited 07 April 2001).]