Took me 4 years from start to finish and has cost around £40-45K.
PPL in South Africa completed in 19 days. Cost £3300 including accom. Prices are still pretty competitive over there, and no visa required for UK residents for PPL training either, and you don't need to convert it to continue training in the UK.
Several more trips back to SA to hour build up to 120 hrs over the next 2 years - roughly £45/hr for a C152 and £65/hr for a C172, wet and all in great condition, unlike some of the death traps that can be hired in the US.
ATPL's at London Met.
Last 30 hours built in the UK to get used to things here.
CPL/ME/IR at Stapleford - probably the best value for money out there at the moment IMHO.
MCC - European Skybus at Bournemouth.
It can all be done in just over a year if you do it full time and get lucky with the weather and first time passes, but if I was starting out now, I'd plan on it taking at least 2+ years to give the industry time to pick up again. Also Modular allows you to work around your training, and finishing with as little debt as possible is probably a good thing in the current economic climate.
