Originally Posted by mm_flynn
he in the fixed wing world is going to go from zero to type rated pilot and not going to spend anything like your suggested $5 million (my 50k estimate with two more zeros
No - you're right. I missed the "+" in your original answer (that'll teach me to answer on a small screen smartphone!). Type ratings (all sim) normally come in at about $15K but then you have to do some time on the aircraft after that. You'll probably find that being a CPL(H) the insurance company are going to put together a decent deal as they recognise that sort of flying is normally more difficult and complex.
I don't think I ever mentioned, however, that you can't fly a jet on a PPL - there's no reason why you can't and many people do. However, if nano wants someone else to pay for him to do it then the route I described is how he's going to have to do it.