hiya. I'm thinking of starting my NPPL some time soon. I'm at edinburgh uni at the moment so am in a similair situation location-wise. The idea of flying from an international airport is very appealing to me, far more then flying from a smaller local club, althought I don't like the idea of sitting in a long takeoff queue just watching the clock as my money fades away, I'm not sure exactly how busy ediburgh is and so how much money could be wasted on the ground. I already have a gliding license so I can get an hours reduction for the NPPL, though I don't know how this affects how I change from an NPPL to a PPL when the time comes.
At the moment I glide from poatmoak which is next door to glenrothes airport. I guess I'll have to visit both edinburgh flying club and fife to see what there like. The rates at EDI are slightly cheaper by the looks of things.
any advice welcome
