Funkie
Current cost at Edinburgh for a PA38 (dual) is £95 per hour. Landings at Edinburgh are £13 and, as you say circuit training is done at Fife or Cumbernauld. The cost of transits does need to be born in mind but the time can be used beneficially to cover other aspects of the syllabus.
Delays can be a problem at Edinburgh occasionally but ATC are usually very good at slotting aircraft in between the commercial traffic.
All I meant by my comment about EFC being a members club was to let Kempus know that it is run by the members for the members rather than as a profit (!) making business for any shareholders as this may be a factor in his choice of where to learn.
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