PPL in the U.S.

[Rhino25782]

A lot of the recommendations above only apply to FAA PPL though.

There's only a handful (6, to my knowledge) of schools in the USA that are authorized to train you for the EASA license - to my knowledge, it's 6 in total: 5 in Florida and 1 (mentioned above, at Gillespie Field in California, AAA American Aviation Academy as it's now called).

Have you seen this thread? http://www.pprune.org/private-flying...-part-1-a.html

There is an ABUNDANCE of information this topic in there... Read it carefully and multiple times...

I've also written an account of my time there, you'll find it here: http://www.pprune.org/private-flying...san-diego.html

Good luck and keep in mind that before venturing to the US, some paperwork is required at home. I'd suggest to plan at least 3 months for this.