pipedreamer:
Its been a while now since i was there but i have a friend who was there last year and he was under the old system which was great. But unfortunately the golden goose is gone as now i think they charge 4000 usd for a month of hour building which is much more than double what it used to be, also San Pedro is not a cheap place to get to or live in so budget 1500 usd a month minimum in living costs if you were to go and have a nice time.
Still.......
I cannot recommend it enough if you have the time and mindset, one of the most beautiful places in the world (the girls aren't bad either
) and probably the most fun I've ever had with my clothes on.
It depends what people are looking for, the hours don't count towards unfreezing your ATPL but i can tell from experience that the flying experience helped me get a skydive job when i returned, and now im flying a twin turbine in my second flying job just over a year after I left Belize.
All my other friends who went there are currently flying for a living