Babolat,
Have a think about Slovakia! I have flown there for appx £30hr in a Zlin. The instructor at the club @ Vajnory speaks good English and are a really friendly bunch. You are only 2 miles north of Bratislava airport, served by Ryan air and 30km from Vienna. So just the cost of a ticket to America would get you appx 10hrs flying, the cost of Ryanair to Bratislava is next to nothing if your flexible on your dates. The Tatra Mountains to the North are spectacular and there are some really interesting places to visit. So if its hour building your after i really think you should consider it as a viable option. Plus the Apres flying is great
Cheap(very) Beer and food and if your into Skiing the runs up by Jilina are well prepared and the lift pass will cost less than a pint of Staropramen
