Thats got me thinking EK...
My initial response would be 'yes definately value for money!'
Of course then I decided to actually work out how much difference in money there actually is (£2000 seemed a bit steep!) and here's the results!
I initially did 5hrs in a C150, then all the rest in a C172 - wise words from my instructor "if you can fly the levels, keep your headings and do the procedures in a C152, you'll have no trouble at all in a C172" (yup, he was totally right by the way
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Approx cost of IMC in the UK £2000
Approx cost of 15hrs C172 in UK £1500
Approx cost of 15hrs C172 in US £1200
(remember you will need to add accomodation & flights etc to this!)
After accomodation and everything you end up paying for out in the US, I cant really see there being much more than £500 difference between doing an IMC in the UK compared with just building 15hrs in the US.
I think I just proved it to myself how much of a good deal the IMC was - if it saves you 2hrs in a twin on your IR, its already paid for itself!!!
Thanks for that gentle nudge to do my finances EK!