Stormy,
Despite what some people are telling you I'd highly advise that you do your CIR if you haven't done so already. You'll find if you get a full time job that it's mighty hard to fit that CIR rating in the mattter of 4 weeks before you have to get back to work. On top of that, when you're scaring yourself silly in the wet season with CB's and have 3 ft visisbility due to smoke in the dry, you'll be thanking your lucky stars for that CIR. I'm not sure who flies tailwheels in the bush, but I'd try to get some 210 or 206 time before I blast off.