A word of warning about the FNPT2 to any oldies considering this route:
(BTW I'm converting so theoretically only need 10 hours FNPT2)
I was seduced by the apparent cheapness of sim vs aeroplane: There are very few FNPR2s in southern UK that are confugured/CAA certified for SEP/IR.
Haaving never used a SIM and not having MS flightsim I found it very difficult to get my ageing brain to believe I was flying an aeroplane. It didn't help that the FNPT2 I was using variously broke down (x2) and caught fire in my early days.
Add to that the fact that the FNPT2 was on the other side of the country and involved a three hour eachway journey and hotel stays
Upshot was I spent way over budget on the FNPT2 , money which in retrospect would have been better spent in my case doing all the flying in an aeroplane.
Of course, if you're 25 and were brought up on MS Flight Sim and are doing the full 55+ hour IR the above argument doesn't apply.
Cusco