Originally Posted by
awair
Echo the advice above. Take the PPL first.
How about a family holiday to Florida, flying & Disney? It will probably cost the same as staying in the UK. US has a bilateral agreement for license exchange with EASA (Private & Instrument).
Giod luck, and mostly - have fun
I tend to disagree with the second part of the advice here. Why?-
(1) Family don't take well to being second fiddle on their own holidays. In my experience combining family holidays with flying training trips seldom combine well. Do one or the other.
(2) The USA isn't the amazing cheap place to fly it once was. I've done two trips there in the last three years, and got a lot from both, but I don't think either saved me any significant money compared to doing the flying I did in the UK. The strong dollar, increasing fuel prices in the USA, increasing accommodation costs in the USA, have all conspired to end - for now - the cheap American flying holiday.
G