Hello Folks
Well, I'm off on Monday to Florida to do my PPL with EFT.
I'm excited as hell, the school have been great and the price seems to be very good.
Just wanted to take a second to let other PPL wanabees know about the extra time and money it takes to do your PPL in the US.
Here is what I will have paid by the time I start my training (prices in dollars!).
Training fee at EFT: 4995 fast track ppl 21 days
M-1 visa SEVIS fee: 100 (to get the right to have an interview with immigration!
M-1 visa phone call: 15 (to book appointment!)
Non-refundable Visa Application fee: 100 (to get into the embassy!)
TSA registration: 130 (to be cleared by US to learn to fly)
Various copies of 'required' documentation at US embassy: 200
Flight from Miami to Lyon: 550
Pick-up from airport to EFT Fort Pierce: 150
PPL Course books and flight computer: 200
Accomodation: 375 per month
Car hire, if available: 400 per month.
Food and general living expenses: 1000
I got a present of Bose X ANR headsets which are being repaired so I had to buy a temporary pair to Sennheiser HD100: 220
So, there you go!
Will try to keep in touch while I'm there.
Cheers and thanks to all who have helped me to get to this stage. I can honestly say that it would have been virtually impossible with out the advice I got from evryone on pprune!
Wayne
