There is a lot of sense in going to the states not only in cost but because of our weather.
In the Uk you will forever be waiting for the correct days. When I did my PPL many moons ago I took a year.
If I wanted a PPL now I would take three weeks off, go to the USA especially where good weather is almost guaranteed and hammer the whole lot off in one shot rather than fiddling around in our climate here in the UK and all the delays and costs incurred by doing so.
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