Hi everyone
Maybe slightly off the subject but as you guys mostly seem to be irish are there any places in Ireland that you would recommend for practicle flying. See the thing is I have just completed my JAA PPL here in SA and the school i was doing it in has gone bankrupt. AHHHH!!!! Apart from the weather and the huge expense (cause its VERY CHEAP flying here in sa) are there any good schools for a CPL and ATPL ground school. Another very strange thing is you can do most of your practicle training in Ireland and test here in SA (PPL) the only thing is you have to redo all the therory exams but you cant do your prac training here and test in Ireland. I can not understand this. If anybody is looking for a cheap place to do their PPL and their hour building I strongly recommend you come to SA (or atleast keep it as an option). The thing is the South African PPL is an ICAO licence so when you go to the UK to do JAA CPL you dont have to convert. They except the licence. You may have to do a check ride though. BIG DEAL! The South African licence is the closest in the world to a JAA licence. Dont quote me on this but anyone I have spoken to has said that the south african training is way ahead of the american training and it is cheaper. I know a place where you can get a rating on a KING AIR for less then 2000 pounds. Now if anyone can beat this please let me know. The weather is great here and the booze is cheap what more can you ask for
