If you have 4 weeks free, the US PPL is a great idea, just be prepared for more than an hour long checkout back in the UK.
I paid £2K for a 55hr course in 1997, then did a 1.3 hr checkout back in UK. I have since realised I was totally ignorant in some regards, (mainly radio, but also navigation, and of course grasss stips, which is actually quite a big deal when you are a new PPL) but not dangerously so. Certainly a bonus though when it comes to going back for hour buikding as its all familiar. I found Popham very hard to find at first in the UK. My first flight with pax (my Dad) took 1.1hrs for a 30nm trip to Popham. With practise I did it in 0.4!!
Irv, it never ceases to amaze me how some schools igore me when I walk in. Here I am, a qualified Pilot, wanting to pay them up to £130 per HOUR. Boy. What are they on?!
They should kiss my feet.
And often their planes are crap and tatty.
I'm looking for another group like the one I used to be in at Popham. Cheap and reliable, and no arrogant staff.
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