HomerJay - Take a look at all the very unhappy people in the US school threads.
For me having threads like
this put me off (not saying it doesn't happen in the UK for one minute) but
this thread is debating on PPL in 21 days and it's one of a dozen threads I can pick out.
Coming from a guy who was out there not so long ago
(Capt.Easy):
The FI (i think they have now 2 or 3 and about 20 up to 30 students) are the same for PPL or CPL. Yes you get refund the rest of your money what you havent flown but then you haven't a licence
You have one advance as PPL, you don't need the arrow. But the Cessnas (i think they have approx. 10) are not in better condition. I never so such bad planes.
There is just one (Cessna) who everything is working for IFR flight. I did my heck ride with one, where the two NAV had an deflection of about 8 to 10 degrees. And for the ILS you need to observe two NAV, because on the upper one just the GS was working and on this beneath, the LOC was accurate.
If you go there, plan at least 6 week for your PPL. The FI are very good but the rest.....no comment.
So 2 or 3 Instructors and 20-30 students? and I don't think I need to repeat the conditions of the AC.
I stress this is
my choice. Horses for courses.
dartagnan says 6-8 weeks for a PPL. I agree, with so many PPL students coming back after 21 days with no licence I'm determined not to be another unhappy student.
I can't afford and I am not able to take 8 weeks off work so my options soon narrow down.
PPL at B-F-C
If you can do your training full time over three or four weeks (weather permitting) you will probably need less flying hours than if you spread your training over a longer period.
In practice the CAA average is 55 hours. You should budget for between 50 and 55 hours for you flight training, £6,000 to £6,600.