PPL course is fun and is the starting place of learning about aviation.
The ATPL ground school exams are the second hardest thing. Time a lot of work in a couple of months. It is not easy. There is a lot of work. It’s all about learning and taking things in.
Hour building time is fun time. Having a great time, something you will only do once in your life.
CPL is making sure you skills are back up to where they should be after doing 100 hours.
MEP & IR ratings. This area is not the hardest thing people make out. The hardest thing about this part of the course is the cost. £1000 a flight is not uncommon. The pressure of the cost is the hardest thing to that on this area. Any over runs will be met normally by failure of your account first the by not passing this area. It is also hard to pass first time as well, so you could partial and pay more money to finish off getting your rating.
MCC course, which is fun after all the pressure from cost and studying long and hard.
This next bit is the hardest point. Getting a job!!! Not easy by any long shot. You send out 1000’s C.V’s and even more afterwards to companies every year with no interest from them.
Its an amazing thing to do, but at price. £60K with no job after 2years and still waiting like lots of other people.