Hi there,
I'm planning on getting my PPL - I'll be living in London from next year and I'll be going to Australia later this year for a holiday (I'm from Oz; I have UK residence, so visas aren't a problem for either place).
I'm thinking I can do one of two things:
- Either do the whole lot in the UK
- Get as far as the GFPT in Australia which is about 40 hours, then do the remaining time in the UK to bring it up to PPL standard. The GFPT does not include the cross-country navigation part of the full PPL. I don't think I'll have enough time to do the full PPL in Australia.
I'm thinking the GFPT in Australia is a good idea.
AFAIK at A$200/hr (about GBP100/hr) with instructor it's cheaper. Also I could do it full time for a month cf weekends only in the UK, so it will save a lot of time.
Any comments about UK flying schools near west London are welcome.
Also things like.... weather - if I train in the UK, will I get many lessons cancelled due to weather. I'd be starting in winter, if that makes any difference.
Costs in UK?
How easy/difficult is it to transfer the 40 hours of an Australian GFPT into the UK system?
