OK, another PPL in the USA question...

[jnhosking]

Hi,

Whenever anyone asks for recommendations for flight schools in the US on this forum, there is usually at least one reply that reads something like, "but get the written exams done before you go!".

I just wanted to know how practical this is. Won't a lot of the theory seem somewhat irrelevant and/or difficult if you haven't done a circuit or two of your local airfield?

Anyone who has done the theory-before-practical route care to share their experience?

Thanks,

BF