For folks who are wondering just how it breaks down, here's a rough layout of my costings. I'm a significant way down the route so some figures are accurate, some are quotes and on top of all of this you need a slush fund for contingencies and accomodation/transport (which are fortunately not an issue for me with my circumstances).
Class 1 medical £450
PPL £6130 (includes test fee, exams, ground training and home landing fees)
Other landing fees £50
Aircraft hire for test £270
Licence issue fee £168
ATPL Distance Learning £1995
Exams £882
Hours building-UK (100 hours) £10,000
Medical renewal £125 (after 12 months)
Night rating £793
Rating addition to licence £78
M/Engine CPL course £8125
Test Fee £729
Licence issue £216
M/Engine Instrument Rating £13,054 (OUCH)
Test Fee £729
Rating addition to licence £108
MCC £2695
The grand total is £46,597
Can you run to this budget?
Yes, I am currently under mine by £395 thus far and expect to claw a little more back as I go. Likewise the hours buildng and courses I am doing are all UK based so can be done cheaper elsewhere.
But folks, do not expect it to be a cheap or easy path as £3465 (8 percent on top of the actual cost of the training!) of the finest pounds sterling quoted above have gone direct to the CAA and are often not quoted in course prices.
Hope this helps some out there.
Obs