The thought had half gone through my mind when I was writing it and then slipped away again. I'll EMAIL Eric tonight and see what I can do ..... I've got a 3hr slot of aeroplane booked so that shouldn't be a problem ........... thanks for the advice chaps.
I think it'll be a darned sight easier to arrange now, than trying to get an instructor, an aeroplane and some decent weather all on the same day sometime next February !!!!!!!!