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Old 26th Sep 2014, 09:53
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cockney steve
 
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This may require a change of school to achieve your goal, or your present one may just need a kick up the ass to impress on them what you need.
Maybe,wingman, this is the kick up the a55 thatyou needed to concentrate your efforts on the practical side ofobtaining a PPL.
you did well to polish off all your theory exams in one fell swoop.
the hours you need to fly,until your GST are a major expense...one assumes thatas you have a large employment -gap,you have sufficient fundsfor completing .

Alternatively,a modest increase in your house -mortgage is always the cheapest form of borrowing.
Oddly enough,credit Cards are now viable,since the greedy bankers started charging obscene rates for overdrafts( you get protection with CC's as well!

IF your school takes on a new instructor with whom you "gel", you need a determined effort to fly as often as you can....winter is upon us and there will be many cancellation days, so carpe diem and all that
They have a vested interest in keeping you training as long as possible.in fact, mr Cynic here would suggest that ,at37 hours, you're in up to the taters, but have to keep going over old ground every time and thus pad the hours.

I'll repeat other's wise words, TALK to the instructor...he's made a good wage from you, it's business, he "owes" you a few minutes to confirm your quickest and most cost-effective way to complete your training
A change of school may well be in order, to a more focussed organisation.

You appear to have had a very laid-backapproach to your practical-work. You may not relish the discipline of "cramming" your last training hours, but remember, once you have that "ticket" you can fly when and where you want to ,and it'll be cheaper!

Up and at it!
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