Hi BRL,
Thx for the reply, although your link seems to be missing! Ive just found on Google Groups a link to the Sao Paulo Aero Club (
http://www.aeroclubesp.com.br)´, is this what you were referring to?
They seem to have a decent fleet of aircraft, some of which must be custom to Brazil only (made by Embraer?)?!:
PA28 - R$257 per hour
Aeroboero - R$194 per hour
Tupi - R$312 per hour
ArrowII - R$363 per hour
Decathalon 8 - R$307 per hour
Seneca - R$808 per hour
At the v. rough exchange rate of R$5 = 1GBP, those are decent prices!
So I seem to have answered some of my questions, although I´m none the wiser with regards to iii) and iv)! On my next visit to Sao Paulo I´ll check these guys out and see what further information they can provide me with.