wow alkatifa, thats dedication! did you find it was worth travelling all of that way?
johnc21, i have been looking at orlando flight training, flyoba.com, ukft.com and flyeft.com. i am over there for 2 weeks so i aim to visit all 4 and maybe do a trial lesson at each. the schools i have looked at are either affiliated with training schools in the uk or are operated by ex pat uk pilots. the only reason the ex pat pilot thing is important is because they will have experience of flying here as well as there. the costs range from $4000 to about $7000. waaaay cheaper than here! what are your plans?