Take your time, in the early stages spend your money getting time as pilot in command rather than a swag of qualifications that you won't be able to use until you have plenty of...pilot in command time!
Don't fall into the fee-help loan trap.
Have another job, pay as you go and never, ever pay any money up front.
And do plenty of networking right from the start. It's a small industry and we all started where you are now.
Good luck!