Prophead
Thanks for the advice. I was unsure of whether to do my PPL independantly before enrolling on ATPL studies or not.
I suppose as you said, if the industry is unstable at the moment then do the PPL and enjoy the 'real' flying in the mean time whilst hours building.
I'm not to sure if you can start your ATPL ground studies without a PPL or not, I will look into it.
Looks as if I'll be making a visit to Cardiff soon
Scott