Flying Farmer
Excellent news Andy! I'll mention that you need a reference right away, They'll be fighting to recommend you (scrub that - I'll write it and get Andy W to sign it. He'd write you a glowing reference but it would be at least two pages!). Well done.
Batty
The integrated route is not necessarily quicker. Had I not had a five-week illness I would have finished in 14 months. Had I not had my CPL over the winter, delayed by bad weather that would have been down to about 12 months, two weeks longer than the integrated minimum.
pi
Look to my first reply to your odious bile. I pointed out I am not an expert, and that I had only been passing on FI opinion. If you know better then surely you have a great future as an industry forecaster?