Hi pabarrett,a fellow irish man here.
I have just started a PPL here in Oz.I am doing it with a school at Parafield, which is in the north Adelaide.Parafield airport has 4 or 5 schools to choose from,the one that i have went with is Bruce Hartwigs. So far so good,It is well equiped, and my training a/c is a Diamond DA 20,cool plane to train in. I hope to have my PPL knocked off in about 10 weeks!!It can be done with a bit of hard work .
You can expect to pay 14 - 15k AUD by the time you are done.My instructer informs me that the average is 57 hours flying time to achieve a PPL .
When i have completed PPL i hope to fly around the country building hours and experience.
Ill warn you,it gets fking hot!!It was 32 at 9 am this morn and creeping up as the day went on to 40.That sort of heat doesnt help the concentration much.
I am trying to keep my flights as early as possible because its cooler,and there is less traffic in the training area!
Feel free to message me .Best of luck!
