Admittedly, that was poor use of the word almost. I seem to remember all in for the IR being around £15-16k.
I didn't realise you had enough hours to start right away, so perhaps £25 is doable.
The trouble is that the prices quoted are for absolute minimum time. Just because the legal text says an IR can be up to 30 hours sim, it doesn't mean it should be. Almost any decent instructor would recommend a bit more time in the aircraft, which although will cost more will give a greater chance of a first time pass, and lead to you being a better pilot at the end of the process when you are on the job market against thousands of others with the exact same qualification.
I see on some of these sites they are even recommending simulator time for the CPL, which although will be cheaper and meet the requirements, it will not go anywhere near as far to furthering your ability than time in the actual aircraft flying in real world conditions.
So I would look for the quality of training and what you will be like at the end of it trying to find a job rather than just ticking the box with the absolute minimum. I did a few extra hours in the aircraft rather than the sim during my IR, still finished with the min total time, first time pass and got the job on my first airline interview.
Last edited by RTN11; 3rd September 2012 at 21:53.