From my understanding once you have completed the MEP, ATPL, CPL, IR etc you finish with around 285 hours (the APP course included hour building). If you then so wish you work for EFT as one of their instuctors for upto 18 months training the new cadets in the various ratings, until you reach the magic 1500 hour mark.
What I would like to know from people in the industry is the value of the flight instructor phase in relation to the time it will take, as hours earned on a 172 are worth a tiny fraction of jet hours.
Would I be better off leaving before the flight instructor phase and dedicating 100% of my time to gaining employment in the UK?
I would be able to apply for jobs through this instructing stage, but I would be disadvantaged as I would be Florida based and would have to fly back to England if I was lucky enough to get an interview.