Dear Mr Nags Teeth ...
I did my hours building in Portugal !
Cheap rates (£40/hour wet). The place I went to, just north of Lisbon had about 4 C152's, a C172, a Piper Cub and even a Cherokee Six !
I managed to do about 50 hours in around 10 days!
I will be going back there later this year for more!
I believe they are planning to build acommodation at the aerodrome, so people that wish to do hours building can stay there too ... for 5 Euros a night! Not too shabby!
Great Flying, Lots of Navaids you can practice tracking to/from. Lovely scenery, and of course, great weather!
I did mine at the end of last summer, and although they tend to get a lot of fog in the mornings at this time of year, the afternoons are cracking!
When you sum up the costs of going to the States, you really dont spend much more, if any, by staying in Europe!
ATC is great too .... Portuguese Military, and the English is spot on!
I recommend them to anyone ......
Anyone for details, just email or PM me !
ABO