I would simply do PPL then the FI course. Keep your day job and instruct at the weekends. Although this would be unpaid the few quid that you would get from instucting doesn't warrant the signifcant time and expense of obtaining a CPL.
The airline pilot market going to be pretty dead for the next 4 years or so. But when it does picks up you will have a few thousend hours under you belt and you will find the CPL a lot easier.
Also in the future there is the added bonus that they may well allow renumeration for instructing with a PPL.
Also it is possible to pick up a few hours here and there (when picking up dropping off aircraft) with a fellow instructor which can be used towards your night and IMC ratings.
I used instruct and never held a night rating (although I do on a FAA PPL)
Last edited by Mickey Kaye; 16th September 2008 at 19:04.