Hi there,
Just to let you know of my way through flight training. PPL and hour building are financed from myself and my parents together. They give me some money and I work part time to get the rest. Because im Greek I have to go to the army for 12 months (its mandatory). So in this period my parnets can save up some money. Then after I get out of the army the rest of the 20,000 pounds will be paid by my parents and from money I have saved up over two summers of working at an Operation Control, of an International Airport. So basically Im doing PPL and hour building before I go to the army, and the rest after. Im 22 right now. If everything hits the fan at the end and I cant find a job, I have an Aviation Management and Operations bachelors degree I can use to get me some sort of job in aviation. To cut a long story short, personally, I would never ask for money from my parents if I didnt have a back-up...
SVoa