Nice to hear that others have been through the hell of the "loan", "no loan" decision. I myself opted for "No Loan", having spent a couple of months weighing up my options.
In the end I feel I took the right choice, and i'm now in the latter stages of completing my PPL, looking to start my ATPLs with Bristol in the next month or so. I managed to land a pretty well payed job after finishing uni this year, deciding to live at home with the folks, and it would seem take a similar route to
WWW. I hope complete my training with as little debt and as little risk as possible.
Anything you can do to try and mitigate the financial risks of this career path are wisely taken, having thought long and hard myself, I can only echo the wise words of
WWW.
All the Best
PP