Contacttower.. do you have an IR?
Im not sure what your getting at with that remark..
Theres plenty of facilities in the Uk and if you go galloping of to the states to do your instrument rating you'll need to do a conversion to use it in the Uk, so whats the point?!
By the time youve paid airfares, hotels etc and cost of the conversion you may aswell have stayed home and done it on your doorstep!
DPT