Originally Posted by
rudestuff
1. Don't train in the UK.
2. Don't go integrated.
3. Don't train for a UK/EASA licence in the US.
That will cut your costs in half straight away. Going to the US is a great idea, but get an FAA certificate - you can convert to UK/EASA in a few flights at a later date.
Personally if I was going to do it all again and spend 2-3 years in the US as a flight instructor I would make the most of every exemption and add-on available to me under part 61.129. For example it's cheaper to learn to fly Airplanes and helicopters than it is to learn to fly just helicopters.
Thanks for that rude stuff. Sorry, newbie here, what exactly do you mean by part 61.129 and the fact that it's cheaper to learn both at the same time?
Cheers