Trevor, Many thanks for your reply. I was fortunate enough to be on the receiving end of a RAF Flying Scholarship at 16 and an Air League Scholarship at 17 so have some hours under my belt, however will be starting from scratch effectively. I really want this and thankfully my better half is behind me all the way. Obviously, with the large investment I want to make sure that i will be employable!! Would help as the mil pension although better than most is not a sustainable salary!