I may be wrong, LGS6753, but i think the maximum these guys will lend you is £8k. I don't know what career that will develop but certainly not ours.
I went down the HSBC route. Initially they refused my application for a loan but I kept going back. I made a thorough business plan and spoke with the branch manager. Eventually they cracked...
I think half the test of being an airline pilot is seeing if you can make it through all the s
t and get out the other side. It is a test of character and also it shows that you really do want it.
So if you are sure this is what you want to do (and it sounds like you are), don't give up and don't let them grind you down,
HG 