Thanks guys.
Is that definite about the checkride fee in US? I heard that the fee is the same over there (equivilent of £600 odd) (CPL and FI fee's I mean).
Now what I am thinking about using all my money doing my FI in Oxford to hopefully get a job instructing with them and worry about the ME-IR in say 6 months - 1 year. Its a bit more high profile, what do you think?
Thanks