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hi
im new to this board but i visit this site often. i live in Sydney and i have a question for any pilots. I am planning to start lessons next year and i hope to have my PPL by the end of the year. with a lesson or two every week this should happen. I am also planning a trip to the UK for 2 months and i was wanting to know if i can resume flying lessons over there and then return here to continue. will my hours over there count towards my Aussie PPL? I will be there for some time and this break in training will cause havoc on my plans.
thanks

If you wish to do the 150 hour integrated CPL course here in Aus, all hours need to be supervised by your instructor/flying school.

Your hours in UK will "count" as loggable hours but not towards this total. They could be used towards the 200 hours "not commercially trained" path.

Flying in the UK is VERY expensive, compared to Aus. Last time I looked often double the price. Cheaper to hop across the pond to USA.

I have been instructing for over 10 years and I would suggest you save up a bundle of money and fly the hours in a short period of time rather than spread out. The advantages are gained from flying more freqently and staying "current".

More often than not it is the theory component that holds people up. So make sure you have the theory ahead of the flying, not the other way around.

I'm not saying don't fly in the UK, by all means have a fly, always good experience in a foreign country. <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Shop around for flying schools by the way!

[ 31 December 2001: Message edited by: Icarus2001 ]</p>