Originally Posted by
englishal
If you have the time:
Flight to LA: £350
Hotel for 6 weeks: £1000
50 hours PPL package (all in): £4,051
(example taken from one well known outfit which includes everything you need, including ground exam, medical and flight test fee)
Total: £5,401 for everything......guaranteed not nuch weather standby time.
In the UK:
50 hour PPL course £6,500 including ground exams for a similar aeroplane
Landing fees ~£250
Club membership (?) £?
In reality not many people complete a PPL in under 50 hours.
Not knocking learning in the UK. However, the USA IS cheaper, and if you have the time can be a brilliant holiday. You may even learn to lean properly if you go to the west coast
if your going to make comparisons, please do it fairly
I just looked at one school via the loop website, UK ppl £5500 inc g/school
landing fee's are usually included in the fee
the 50 hours would be the same UK or US
the original poster said May/June/July so the weather in the UK should be fine
the big worry, to me anyway, would be, not finishing your ppl in the US before
you have to return home, without completing it.
also £350 isn't a return flight
£1000 hotel fee, + when your away, every single thing you do, costs