Excellent post WWW! I guess it shows that you can still have a bloody good time without needing a Boeing or Airbus. I am sometimes surprised to read posts about FIs who can't wait to leave and head for that airline job, even though theyre flying professionally- I suppose as a wannabe myself I am also guilty of this too.
WWW, I'm just being nosey
but what desk job were you doing at the time and how old were you? Didn't you need an IR to be an approved Intrument Rating Instructor (as your post only mentions you had a BCPL,IMC). Did you also upgrade at any point to a full CPL, and where did you do most of your training??
cheers,
Tarmach
(WWW, sighs, damn Tarmach and his questions!!!)