BigGrecian - I was aware of this and a great idea of course.

I would probably look into this if I take my 'Plan A'. With 12/18 months of studying for my ATPL GS I prices could vary and I'd asses my finances/situation and their prices at the time.

I'd probably go to OFT if I was going to kill two birds with stone out there.

But might it look better for my to have both my CPL and IR conversion done in UK airspace by B-F-C or Airways for example? as opposed to passing a CPL in the US and a ME-IR in the UK? ... It's probably here nor there as I've read there are a few airline pilots on here that passed their JAA CPL in the US and JAA ME-IR in Spain and had no disadvantage gaining employment.