Final skill test passed this weekend just gone.
I ended up doing the circuit work on the Saturday, just before the 'orrible weather front came in.
Sunday afternoon I did the Navex & manoeuvres stuff.
During my course, over 21 calendar months, I have:
Had lessons with 4 instructors (including examiner), albeit 95% with one.
Had a demo of upset recovery training in a T67M (G-BNSP).
Flown 2x PA28 140 (G-AVLT and G-AYJR).
Land-away from Turweston (EGBT); at Wellesbourne, Leicester and Cambridge.
Clocked over 60 hours, I think.
Taken 4x 1 week leave to ramp-up my training schedule.
Spent around £10,000 on flying and ground-school and equipment (Books, CRP etc).
Bizarrely, there was no "woop-woop" moment on passing; I guess I have taken so long and tried to be so certain of things that it was a bit of an anti-climax to hear those words from the examiner.
I still have to collect all my paperwork from my instructor and send it all off to the CAA, so 4-5 weeks I'm guessing, before I possess a piece of paper with the magic words on.
Like Martin, I'm sure I'll look to the right and think "arrgh, where'd he go!"
I am looking forward to taking some friends up and widening my land-away experience to other parts of the UK in the next 12 months.