I have just done my IR at Bartolini Air in Lodz and they are a fantastic company with great instructors and aircraft. Having completed my CPL almost 3 years ago at a well known UK FTO I decided to look overseas for the IR, partly to do with financing, as it is lots cheaper over there (if its career training then the VAT at 25% is taken off) but the added benefit that they train you quicker, allowing consistency and reducing accommodation costs at the same time. The standards exceeded my expectations and I hate to say it but it puts many training establishments in the UK in a lower league. Why pay £17k in the UK when you could pay less than half that for the same qualification?