Jolly Tall,
Did my IMC at my local flying club - Newcastle Aero Club. Good instructors (Ian Chambers did most of my training, poor lad!) and as long as you're flexible about when to go flying (i.e. not at weekends!!) then you can get your flying done pretty quickly.
Looking at my logbook I did the last 6 hours of training in just about 2 weeks.
Now - can anyone recommend where to get a twin rating, seeing as Newcastle Aero Club decided to turn their BE76 into a roman candle!
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