Originally Posted by
IO540
OK let me re-phrase it.
Q1: are there any schools in the USA where one can do a JAA PPL, other than Florida?
Q2: is there any way to do flight training in the USA, in a normal U.S. (non-JAA-approved) school, which can then be used towards a JAA PPL whose checkride (skills test, whatever you call it) is done in the UK? I am 99% sure the answer to this one is NO as I believe that for the hours to qualify they need to be done with a JAA instructor and probably under a JAA approved school.
IO, why the hassle ? You can do the FAA PPL in the US, then fly there and here (as we know, the CAA accepts the FAA PPL for flying G-reg), build your hours and then do the conversion to JAR. Even gives you the NQ, as it's part of the FAA syllabus anyway. Can't remember the exact hour requirements, but they can be found in LASORs, avail from the CAA website.
On a different note, I would agree with Scooter Boy that intensive training is better than a PPL drawn out over a year or so in this lovely English WX
