...or if you go to the USA and do an FAA IR (40 hrs), you come back to the UK, the CAA give you an IMC rating, and you only have to do 15hrs conversion for the JAA IR [or until you're ready]. Saves a fair wack, especially with some FTO's charging 400 GBP/hr for Multi IR training in something like a Seneca.
Charges in the US are likely to be $100 / hr for IR training in a single (inc. instructor).
Check your requirements though, you need 50 hrs of PIC cross country time before you take the skills test, and the FAA definition of X/C is > 50nm.
Rgds
EA
