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Old 16th November 2001 | 13:19
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Wee Weasley Welshman
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With a little research it is perfectly possible to find a full PPL course in the UK for less than the CABAIR'esque £6k mentioned.

Welshool for example will do you a 45hr PPL, all books, manuals, maps, pens, headset hire and insurance for £2,995. Oh and ten nights accomodation in a nice self catering barn conversion 100yds up the road.

There are other schools outside of the SE that offer similar value...

Train in the US if it suits your circumstances - as it does for some. But do not fall into the trap of merely comparing banner prices in adverts in the back of Flyer/Pilot.

You conversion when you come back is going to be in the region of £500. Add the flights and I the cost saving can get marginal. You do not have the extra cost saving that a commercial Wannabe has with further hour building.

I have converted a few Brit US PPL holders in my time who were trying to save a few quid. Apart from enjoying the experience of being in America they never actually saved much. A couple of them had such woeful airmanship and handling skills that there was no way they would have passed a UK Skill Test and thats a simple fact - not a generalisation.

Its a complex decision. A lot depends on personal circumstance. But it is NOT as clear cut as the pro-US training legions have made out.

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