Big Al,
Sorry that this has turned into some xxx contest over whether you
legally need a visa to come to the US to get a PPL.
I would have used a naughty adjective to describe 'contest' but the PPRUNE system already turned a perfectly decent Anglo Saxon word, used by Hugh Grant in 4 weddings & a funeral into ******
What I would do in your case is pick a school and get an M1 visa. Go to Florida, Arizona or California. Go to
Airnav & look for Orlando, Falcon Field, Montgomery Field and Long Beach and call around until you find a school which sounds good. Turn up and have a great time.
Make sure you budget for more than you expect. Tax, accomodation, transport, beer (and if you are single with a Brit Accent, women) and the inevitable more hours than the schools advertise are all expensive extras.
If you need more specifics please post, I am familiar with all the above airfields except MCO.
Rainbow Aviation at LGB is a good start, but they don't do the JAA. A fellow named Singh ????? will do at the same field, LGB is a great place to learn.
Regards.
[ 07 October 2001: Message edited by: slim_slag ]