I could not agree more wiht rotatrim.
On my personal experience i would therefore steer well away from all those FTO's which use any type of FNPT for more than 20 hrs for the IR training.
It is already a very demanding and expensive training therefore i believe nobody wants to prolong their training because after 35 hrs in the sim they realize the airplane flies differently.
Furthermore if you fly routes and all sequence in the airplane you get a better understanding of what real life is and be ready for those nasty unexpected surprises you get during a skill test for example.
The only way to learn and understand the approach is by flying the airplane as it acts differently everyday, you do understand the strenght required to correct and maintain it stable all the way down.
As personal experience i would also pay extreme attention and stay away from those FTOs which gives you 35 hrs in the sim and 15 hrs in the plane and their location is not even where you are taking the skill test. (those will certainly are planning to rip you off)
I would greatly appreciate a PM from all of those who agree with me as I am about to bring to the attention of the CAA.
Kinds regards
PF