BEagle,
Indeed - that is why I'm having to find an instructor I a) know b) is available c) fits in the aeroplane (!)
He has indeed. I think he has flown TB-10's however he has flown a great variety of aircraft, including VP and complex, as well as substantially more
I quite agree that I need to have a flight in the aeroplane with an instructor however I am not quite sure why they seem to be insisting that a PPL "check-out" an well qualified instructor. Other people have suggested that the instructor would normally carry out his own familiarisation.