I believe it has been reduced as a Chest X-ray is no longer required for Class 1 (from the CAA website).

I have done the Class 1 initial recently and it cost £330.

Right, well basically my funding is something like this:

eBay - buying and selling at a higher price... not to be taken lightly but it works if you pick the right things

I own/run my own web-design business with a friend, and although we don't do a huge amount of trade it covers a few extra costs

Government Maintenece Grant & Loan - Both are available for OAA because of the Bucks New Uni Foundation Degree... the loan repayments are so minute as to almost be not worth considering (can't remember off the top of my head, but we are talking literally only a few pounds per month), and of course the grant you don't have to pay back.

BBVA loan as mentioned above, covers quite a bit of the costs, but I am by no means going for the full amount.

Savings that I've made from the age of about 6... and no I didn't get hundreds of pounds a week in pocket money... I think it was £1/week to begin with, combined with birthday/christmas money, a good interest rate etc.

I do have a small amount coming from relatives, however it by no means makes up a significant amount of the total.

Also I have a job, which feeds into my savings.

I hope some of this information is useful to some people out there!! :ok:

FF

FlapsFive - sounds like a carbon copy of what I have been doing :ok:

Clearly thought about it very well. Well im glad you have stuck by your childhood dream.

Is anyone currently at Oxford, Cabair, CTC or any other academy and how did yo get your money together?

Chris