I have identified three ways of doing this.
The expensive way, the middle ground, and the cheap route.
The expensive way.
Look at FTE Jerez web site, at the 'flight deck plus' course.
You will need a ICAO PPL and 157 hours to start.
The middle ground.
Any UK school. I was going to send my kids to Stapleford. Their web site says you need a ICAO PPL and 150 hours.
The cheap route.
Bartiloni in Lodz Poland. I haven't looked into it enough, but I know it's a good cheaper option.
I'm still convinced that the US FAA PPL and 150+ hours is the best way forward.
But came up with the instrument rating idea as a better way of gaining the last 50 hours.
It's more productive than just bouncing around uncontrolled American airports.
Although there's no better fun.
You can also take a break from America for six months whilst you do your written exams in the UK.
I do not believe I could spend very long with any one school.
Something about me, maybe.
I just doesn't like conformity.
That's why I wanted to be a pilot.
I like to go do something, and then fall back to regroup, and plan my next goal.
These kids today sign up with the big schools, and have planned their life up to Airbus A320 captain at age 26, without ever having flown a plane.
I had to take many breaks in my career.
All in good time.
It's an endurance event, not a sprint.
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