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Old 6th Dec 2012, 11:23
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I noticed you have 20 hrs total time at present so not yet a PPL holder.
It is good to look forward to fulfilling your ambitions and seeing what or what is not so possible.
If it is your desire to fly to the Alps and if you have the cash it maybe worthwhile once you have your licence to plan such a trip but fly it with an instructor. Many would relish such a flight and it would be a good learning experience especially flown VFR.
The other option would be to take yourself off to somewhere like Meribel and do some mountain flying in one of the Jodels on Skis.
You do not have to do a mountain rating course but can do some experience flights with the excellent instructors there.
The scenery is breathtaking in some of the beautiful weather you can get in winter in that area.
It is an experience you will never forget flying over brilliant white snow so close to such large mountains.
You will also get a taste of what mountain flying involves.

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