£8K JAA PPL !!!!!!!!!!!
Have you thought of a 3-Axis microlight on a NPPL?
My doctor signed my form for free, lessons (and you only need 25) were £85ph including landing and fuel (if I had my own plane at the time they would have been less that £50).
Did the whole lot 20min from my home for about £2.5k
I know this brings up the ‘A’ types v microlight argument. But as a modern microlight can fly at 160kt and have nearly 1000 mile range, the gap is closing fast.
Instead of hiring a Cessna and only affording to do a few hours a year, a 3-Axis microlight (like a Thruster) can be picked up for less than £4K, keep it at home on a trailer, maintain it yourself, and run it on unleaded.
Last Sunday I few a return trip with a pal from Deanland to Sandown for lunch. Total cost for the pair of us including lunch, landing fees etc… £40.
Last month I flew 2,500 miles in my Rans, and I’m planning a tip to Africa next year, I personally could not afford to do that in a GA type.
Good luck in whatever you do, it all flying to me
Rans,
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