Originally Posted by
aktchi
Complete your gold challenge, of course, but don't upgrade it. Instead, start a new Platinum challenge on or after 6/16. That will give you almost an extra year of elite status.
Assuming the OP will
NOT fly 50K EQM, 50K EQP, or 60 EQS in 2010, this is advice worth considering, but if the OP will be flying enough to earn PLT the standard way, waiting until 6/16 to take a PLT challenge makes little sense.