Couldn't agree more with drauk.........before taking the plunge and learning to fly, I had the opportunity to fly with a good friend who had access to a T61 Falke MG, a Tiger Moth and a J2 Cub. All very different animals, but I learnt a lot about the basics of flying and therefore it wasn't too difficult to transpose most of what I'd experienced to flying PA28s. I managed to obtail my PPL back in 1996 in 48 hours with a total calendar time of 7 months - Feb to Aug, but boy was I lucky with the weather and the cash flow at the time. 10/10 for you guys who are training under the JAA syllabus as I'm told it's way more arduous and the content is way more involed/ complex? I think it cost me £5k all-in, or thereabouts, back then.