K77, one minute you're doing a ppl at northumbria, then you're going to put it on hold due cost, selling your car etc, then you ask about buying hiller, then flight sim time. You need to sit down and have a think about what you want mate. Do you want a PPL(H) or do you just want to fly helicopters. You might be better off just flying with an instructor whenever you fancy a go instead of wasting money doing just a PPL. I know from experience that a lot of people who gain a ppl, don't even keep it current afer completion. If you plan to go further with it, ie cpl etc, then bite the bullet and pick a reputable school and do it. I'm not having a go but feel you might be wasting your money without a sound plan in place. Not really the right climate to be indecisive.
