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Old 27th Feb 2017, 20:35
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Hi to All,

After many years of saying I will learn to fly, I'll finally be in a place long enough to do so.

Have been relocated to Boston MA for a few years and would like to go through my PPL this summer if at all possible.

I'm looking at the intensive flight training programmes in the Southern States where I'll take some time from work to get through my license and then add hours closer to home in Boston.

I have tried to search this forum and others and a number of names have popped up regularly, so I wanted to post to see if anyone has had recent experiences with any of the following:

Chandlers
Airplanes 4 Rent
Sun State Aviation
Florida Aviation

I am not looking for the cheapest option (although cost is somewhat of a factor), just the place best suited to get me into the air safely.


Thank you in advance
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Old 28th Feb 2017, 03:23
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Unless you plan on combining it with an extensive vacation, may I suggest you train where you intend to fly?
It will make you more comfortable and confident when you get to the "back home and rent an airplane" stage.
Trust me, with 45-50 hrs every little thing will take you out of your comfort zone.
Also can't be that much of a difference in price.
Suggest you take two weeks off to train full time every day.
This will take you to the solo stage then you can go back to 2-3 times a week.
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Thank you for the input, much appreciated.

Cheers
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I am planning on attending Flight Safety Academy starting this summer. They seem to have a nice program and are located in Vero Beach Florida.
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My personal thought, based on you living in the US, not travelling there specifically for training/hour building.


Find somewhere local to fly. Do it in the evenings and on weekends. Fly every day if you like. Ten hours over ten days is likely better than ten over two days. An occasional bad weather day has little influence on the overall plan.


You will save your vacation days for cool flying trips.


But, most importantly, you will be giving your business to the FBO you want to rent from in the future. There's very little money in flight instruction. Help out the hometown crew!
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