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Old 2nd Feb 2005, 17:49
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FlyingForFun

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First question - where did you do your PPL?

Next question, where do you think you might do your CPL?

Personally, I would stay away from both of those places for hour-building. Go somewhere completely different, for a wider range of experiences!

I did my hour-building in Phoenix, Arizona. Had a fantastic time, and would recommend it as a great base to fly from for a month or two.

My only regret is that I went on to do my CPL in Florida. Granted that Florida and Arizona are about as far apart as you can get in terms of terrain (and therefore VFR navigation techniques, and special training that you'll need like mountain flying) - but if I could do it again, I'd have gone somewhere different for the hour-building, just to get some real experience of another country. Top of my list would have been Canada, South Africa and Australia, all of which have very good general aviation scenes, but little or no JAR-approved training.

Whatever you decide, though, the most important thing is to have fun!

FFF
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