Thanks guys for all the advice. It's as expected. I will start my ppl next year just as a hobby / hours building exercise and get as many qualifications as I can maintain and just see what happens. Who knows eh?! I'm certainly not planning to bankrupt myself. Luckily, wife is on a good steady wage, and pension, resettlement, ELC's and a kidney should cover the lion share of it. See you up there and thanks again.