Ok guy's what is the point to say that you will not pay for a TR or for hours. Correct me if I'm wrong but you are allready on a nice turboprop, and you are lucky. But now think about all those pilots who don't have the opportunities to get on ATR, Dash 8 or whatever. They stuck with 500Hrs TT, so if they can afford it, a TR is the best investment.
Once again I say that I have paid myself a TR and now I'm flying the 737 in a sunny country with a very good salary...and you know if even Spaceman is doing one it's mean that's good.
Concerning Hubair and Astraeus, it's a good combination, Astraeus do a very good training and Hubair has good relations with a lot of 737 companies : TNT,TUI,VEX,LUX and even with Ryanair, so what do you want more?
And you know some times during a TR training you meet some guy's like Pint'alfempty, who help you to make this experience incredibly cool and unforgetable
737OLI