Cron,
I have a brand new spare copy of Trevor Thom 5 going cheap if you want it (I've another copy) It's an excellent book. E-mail me.
Can't agree more with the comments about experiencing the real thing. Doing my IMC rating was worth every penny - as I want to fly airlines, instrument flying is real flying as far as I'm concerned.. roll on the IR (this year hopefully...)
foggy.