Genghis, John - thanks for these replies.
Aye, I agree with Genghis, it's not something I would do straight away (as in go straight to an FI). My ideal situation would be to fly for a few years as a PPL and gain enough experience to realise what my limitations are and what I don't know.
John made a very good comment earlier, regarding what he realised he *didn't* know about flying after gaining lots of experience. I can relate to that, from another field, engineering. Starting out as a graduate, I thought I knew everything - after many years of experience, I realised knowing what you *don't* know is much more important.
John, thanks for the mail and what looks to be a very interesting book. I already purchased and read a book called "Redefining Airmanship" by Tony Kern after a little mishap during my first few solo hours, to try and make sure it didn't happen again. (My instructor is reading it now). I'm going to order yours as well.
Cheers,
Martin.