please don't quote me, but I think that they virtually give you one ..db16
Just as well not many people are quoting you, because the above is totally wrong.
You need
- FAA medical
- FAA written (quite a lot of work)
- some flying incl. extra night flights which you don't get with the UK NQ
- additional maneuvers which are not in the UK PPL
- TSA approval
- probably a visa though this is a grey area for under 18hrs/week
- the FAA PPL checkride (harder than the UK one)
I've been through the process all the way to FAA CPL/IR.
Working on the basis that one should get the medical and the writtens, and TSA, out of the way while still in the UK, I don't think there is enough time before May.