Seems a plan Will - exactly the arguments I used to justify my selection of FAA training. What I meant though was once you have a ME CPL why would you want to convert it to SE unless of course you want to get a job (assuming you can get a green card) flying SE aircraft on FAA licence. If you don't want to do that, the SE conversion is just extra cost when you can convert your ME FAA CPL to SE JAA CPL should you wish to do so. Although from what you say I suspect you would end up having so many ME hours that it would only take 5 or so to convert your CPL so may as well do a JAA ME CPL (which, I think, unlike the FAA version gives SE rights in Europe?). Good luck with whatever you choose.