Originally Posted by
cantwaittostartflyin
what are your thoughts?
Thanks
I'm a big fan of "train where you will fly." Do PPL wherever you live, work, want to make connections, and want to fly. Then use FAR 61.75 to get an FAA Private Pilot Certificate piggybacked on your EASA license and go do 50 hours of fun time building.
You can do this on a tourist visa since it's not flight training. No TSA fingerprinting.
If you think you'd like to use the EASA-FAA Bilateral Agreement to get a real FAA Certificate, you can pursue this while you are doing the time building.
I can't offer help w/ specific schools to do what you've asked, but I've shared my thoughts on your idea. In my approach you could easily fly 3-5 hours a day because you're trained. Fewer days. Lower travel costs. Less bureaucracy.
Find an airplane you can rent for a dry rate. Go high. Go slow. Go far. Can burn little fuel. Read about "Carson Speed" and how to implement this.