Apologies for intruding on the bitchfest but the US is probably no longer first on the list for quick fix PPLs. Two students at my club did the sums and after all the visa fees, fingerprint fees, long haul flights etc.. one went to Cyprus last week and the other goes to Spain next week. Two good kids that could have contributed to the US economy but were deterred by the totally over the top regulations and paper maze that constitutes todays flight training in the US for aliens.