Aces, what a great post!
I would suggest that any serious modular wannabe take
Aces initial post very seriously. I have taken a very similar route to
Aces and our paths have even crossed (how're you doing mate!?), and I completely reiterate the sentiments.
I have spent about £20k (approximately, because I'd cry if I worked it out exactly)
PPL (150hrs) to CPL/IR (fATPL) so here is someone else who is saying it costs buckets!!
I can only reaffirm the other comments here, make the hour building from fresh PPL to 150 hours worth it! I flew throughout Europe and I learnt a lot from flying to International Airports and similarly small local airports with their own noise abatement rules etc.
Don't under estimate the British Wx for the CPL Skills test, and don't underestimate the cost of the IR, unless you've got a lot of VFR hours on a twin (50+) then the minimum for the IRT is out of your grasp, because you need to feel at home with the twin before you can "Ace" the IRT
All in all, this thread may be a candidate for the archives, whaddya think WWW?
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