Great set of answers all round.
What I'll probably end up doing is a combination of part time, then do whatever it takes to finish off full time. It may mean I'll have to get on my knees to my employer, but it would not be the first time.
The real problem is how long to take off, and I feel that once into it, I'll have a better idea.
wrt RANT2000, does that come with instructions on how to setup the procedures, or is it just another flavour of FS2000 that I already have?
Thanks again
PS