Get Ready To Spend!!!!!!
Having just completed the whole shibang all I can say mate is get ready to spend!!!!!!
Whatever the flying school tells you Double it and add a bit on on top as a safety margin and thats what its gonna cost you!!!!!!!
Another nasty little shock to me was that all your licences have to be current when you are converting the old rule was that you needed to have held an IR to do an instrument rating conversion the new rule is that you must have a current IR or else you have to do the entire IR course!!!! For me it was simply a matter of finding an FAA CFII. For you it might mean hopping back on the high flier back to sa to do your renewal (it all adds up)!!!!
The final shock came after all flight tests groundschool was done I went to hand in my Paper work to the UK CAA and would you believe they made me go and do an RT test another 70 pounds!!!!!!!!!!
Was it worth it? Its really too early to say one thing is for sure I have been able to put out lots more CV's if thats anything to go by then I'm thinking its a good start.
Bristol Groundschool was absouletly fantastic!!!!! They get the job done!!!!!
I hope that helps!!!!
Happy Landings
Pete!!!