Thanks for all the info, thats good to know a TR is valid for 5 years, if you dont get that lucky break soon after doing the training.
What is the general consensus out there, to get a self funded type rating, for a low hour CPL/IR (340TT in my case, who’s been out of training for a year). Should you go Jet or Turboprop??
Obviously money is a factor, but the flying game is a high risk, high gain venture.
I have seen the various threads posted recently about getting/not getting a rating, but it seems from my viewpoint that you have to do something like this to get on. You have to make your own luck, it wont come looking for you.