Thanks for the posts guys. As you said FFF, this is probably going to be the most enjoyable part of the training, and I am looking forward to getting out there and doing soom real flying! I have looked at the exact requirements for each section of the training and will tailor my hour building in order that I will have exactly what I need when I come to take my CPL/IR.
Regarding my training as a whole, am I correct in saying that the more multi experience I get, the better? If that is the case, would it be worthwhile trying to tailor my CPL/IR to get as much multi time as possible? I read a post made by a representative of a flying school, and she suggested that they could fit around 40 hrs of multi time into the CPL/IR.
Apart from which FTO to use, I have to decide where and when I go to complete some flying in the states. I don't want to be hour building in the USA and then come back to the UK leading into my CPL/IR. I think it would be best for me to fly in the states in the near future and then come back and complete my European hour building before the more advanced courses start. I am looking at the possibility of going out to California, as I feel it will offer me a greater variation in my flying, rather than just zipping up and down Florida. Any ideas?
Regarding the comments made by Half a Mexican and also FFF. I totally agree with what you recommend. From what I have been reading, I need to make my CV stand out from the others, and showing that I can turn my hand to other types of flying may well help.
Cheers