Thanks for the advice fellas. By the look of the number of views, this thread is of wide interest.
If you were using an FI position to get hours, so that you could get do commercial work, then an IR, that would get you there straight away, would be preferable, I suppose.
I hadn't though about the p.i.c. time, not sure how they count co-pilot time. Have to look that up, good point!
If it would cost similar amounts to do either route, then I suppose it comes down to employment prospects. Are you more likely to get a job as an FI or as a CPL with an IR?
Thats still a question I can't answer, so lets ask the audience.......
Last edited by SEL; 2nd Feb 2004 at 07:28.