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Old 22nd November 2008 | 02:13
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Bealzebub
 
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Before a few of you get carried away in the excitement, it is worth noting that Karuns location is shown as the USA. That is a country with a very well established aviation industry at all levels. It is widely recognised that the prevalent levels of competition and relatively low tax conditions make the USA one of (if not the) most inexpensive countries in the world in which to undertake flight training. I doubt that you find better value for your training dollar than you will at home.

On the face of it there is precious little point in training for a licensing requirement in a foreign part of the world where you might have great difficulty in obtaining subsequent employment. Even if this was your goal, initial flight training would still be more beneficial undertaken in the USA.

Some of the statements on here are pure nonsense. There is no value in statements such as:
The only good USA schools are those that do not advertise, so word of mouth is what your searching for.
Whilst recommendations and authenticated testimony are indeed useful, any business that advertises (including flight schools) are not rendered poor because they advertise.

Given that you are starting from scratch, try and find a selection of flying schools in your locality and take it from that point. A private pilots certificate will be your first goal, and that together with the requisite medical certificates will be necessary as part of a structured flying career plan.

I am not sure why you are interested in schools in "SA"? Do you mean South Africa, South America or San Antonio? In any event (with the possible exception of the latter) you would spend more on travelling there than you would ever save with regard to most aspects of flight training, even assuming it was any cheaper in the first place.

At this stage keep it simple and if you live in the USA keep it local.

Good luck.
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