First i would like to thank you all for your interesting replies and secondly i apologise for not beeing articulate enough . My basic concern , regarding the total hours , is about competence and ofcourse the financial viability of the whole training process . Maybe , as related from the posts , someone who completed his PPL training in 60hrs is a safe and competent pilot ( which is very encouraging ) but on the other hand this means that the total cost for the training is going to be more than 7000 pounds ( or 11000 euro ) , which is an inhibiting factor . So if you want to spent a reasonable ammount for your training wouldn't be wise to quit if it takes you more than 20 hrs , for example , for your first solo? Furthermore , a PPL is just the beginning and an IR would be the logical next step ( from my own point of view ) , so the bottom line appears to be that regarding of the total hours at the end you gonna be a good pilot but having spent a significant amount of money first and that if you want to continue you can , but spending more than the average student for your IR .