Thanks for the replies. I'm encouraged to read that it's possible to do the whole thing in a weekend. I might look into finding the guy in Bournmouth.
Having said that, I'm now seriously considering whether I might want to do the course in the UK after all.
I've been teetering on the brink of doing a PPL for years. I thought I'd checked out all of the options but for some reason I'd never come across Sherburn which is within comuting distance for me. I followed the link in the fly-in thread on this forum and was very surpised at their prices.
It seems I could do a 45 hour PPL with them for 3600. When I take into account the travel and accomodation costs of going to the States, there wouldn't be much in it. And of course at Sherburn, I'd be in my local area which is probably where I'd do most of my flying when I'm qualified; also, it would be UK RT and weather etc.
All-in-all I think I may well be paying a visit to Sherburn in the future. In fact, I might drive-in to the fly-in!
Cheers,
Keith