I think calling it a con was a poor choice of words. Basically what I meant was, for Phase 2 they ask for £200, and then you finance your way through the course etc, this to me seemed a bit off, but since I'm new into researching this field, I'm sorry for calling it a 'con' - guess I'll try out for the aptitude test.
Calling it a secondary option does not make me less ambitious, since there are a number of pilots that by fate took up flying, i.e. Military / Airliner sponsorship programmes.