GusHoneybun
Many thanks for taking the time to reply and your 'tuppence worth' is very much appreciated.
Your comments regarding integrated, getting interviews set up by the school and competing against guys 15 years younger than me is a very good point and one in all honesty, that I hadn't thought through.
Whilst I would hope that I would come over well in an interview, it is a very good point and would negate the attraction that an integrated school holds in that respect.
No, I wouldn't be hasty in planning on shelling out for a TR unless it became necessary due to my age and I appreciate that paying for TRs is a thorny subject in itself. I was just trying to get into perspective what you can get for your money between the two different routes.
No, jets definitely wouldn't be the 'be all and end all' for me and I would be equally as ecstatic to land a job on either a jet or a TP (like most people no doubt). The TP route is obviously appealing as although a career of 20 years is still a long time, I would think it would offer more of a chance to become a senior employee than perhaps the jet route? Although in that regard, I am probably the least qualified on the entire forum to make statement!
That's a very good point regarding the Class 1 Medical. Fortunately I managed to glean that piece of information from the forum and passed my Class 1 a few weeks ago.
Thanks again for your help.