Mary meagher got it one. You are expecting to be a PPL pilot, which means VFR flying, you should be spending most of your time with your head outside of the cockpit learning to navigate by sight, hand fly, trim etc.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you do get your CPL/IR ME and get a job on jets, there is a good chance you will be flying some basic stuff.
Jet2 have a mainly 737 classic fleet, which means you will need to know your scan, the glass on the classic is not much o be fair, I should know, I fly a 300.
I don't really understand why you feel the Cirrus is different from a 172 etc, they all are the same, they fly and if you mess up they can and will bite you.
The problem is simple, you have already decided to go for the Cirrus, you just want someone to agree its the correct choice.
Last edited by ford cortina; 24th Nov 2012 at 21:47.