CM9
Scroggs is dead right but look upon it as a professional challenge that you can rise to. It will give you great satisfaction knowing you are up to par and something to strive for if your not. If it was easy everyone would do it. Guess it takes a certain type of person but with hard work I really believe flying for a living is the best job in the world. I don't think it matters where you get your licence, I followed a self improver route, getting what I could as money allowed but I was very focused. There is an argument for going through a 509 course such as continuity of training and quicker qualification, how much dosh do you have? Good luck