Originally Posted by
rudestuff
Thanks! I try to help or at least be sarcastic. Unfortunately it's been a decade plus since I trained in the US. Flight schools come and go so unfortunately you're on your own but I'm sure there are others who can chip in with some recommendations. The main advantage with Florida (or CA/AZ etc) is the weather. By having 99% of days flyable, you can book in advance and know that you won't be sat looking out of a rainy window, and then fighting others for slots on sunny days. If you turn up on day 1 with all the knowledge squared away, you can concentrate on flying and a 3 week PPL becomes very achievable at 2hrs per day.
Much appreciated for the feedback. Hopefully others can recommend some flight schools/club in better weather areas such as Florida/Spain!
When you say 'turning up with all the knowledge squared away' I'm assuming you mean the exam side of things here? Would you recommended going ahead and starting the learning and booking the exams now? And are the Air Pilot Manuals all you need for this? I noticed Bristol Ground School have an online distance learning PPL theory course but as its quite new I haven't seen much recommendations on it