quote from edwardholgate
"BE AWARE. Very few UK clubs will actually let you fly their a/c since they feel that they have lost money that you gave to the US "
As a school owner i find this a bit harsh. More likely there are a few schools like this, not most.
If a FAA PPL licence holder comes to us, a checkout is done with no pre concieved ideas of standards - it is very individual as to the standard and we have had a mixed bag of both excellent and poor standards. A checkout lasts as long as is required to be the standard required, simple.
i find it hard to believe that most clubs will not let you fly solo in order to earn cash from the PPL holder.
KK