The runmour on PPL/FI is that it will only be to the new "Leisure License standard".
i.e. You can get a license after 20 hours tuition. Yes, REALLY!!!!!!! And that's the only type of PPL the PPL/FI will eb able to instruct.
However, I am told that if the candidate does not get their license in 20 hours, the PPL/FI has to hand over to a "proper" FI.....
Just for reference, you can also currently do the following route:
Class 2 medical, CPL Writtens then the FI course.
You can then instruct in fulness, but NOT get paid for it.
If you want to get paid as well, then you need a Class 1 medical, AND need to have completed and passed the CPL flying trainig in addition to the CPL writtens.
I'm now going down the CPL writtens -> FI route after having been doing Class Rating Instructor work (unpaid) for a year.... wonder if I'll get any time "off" the FI course for having already done the CRI (and over 200 hours instruction).... (I assume not!!!)