Topper's got a flying licence and about 120 hrs. Whut plane are you learning in? A 150? Bonza planes.
If anyone's serious about learning to fly then i recommend saying up some $$$$$ and time off and doing the course in a oner in Florida. I did and it's the way to go! Much cheaper and the weather is better + the yanks can't do enough to encourage private pilots, whereas the darned CAA can't do enough to stop them!