I made PLAT in August by doing a challenge. My understanding is that I now have PLAT status through February 2008. Now I am about 2000 miles away from earning PLAT the "natural" way by the end of 2006. Is there any reason for me to take a flight just to hit the 50,000 EQM by the end of 2006? In particular, will making PLAT by actually flying the miles this year make me eligible to do another challenge next year, if necessary? (I know that the normal rule is that you cannot do challenges two years in a row.)