PPL flying question

[G CEXO]

Alot of mixed views here. Good to hear them, especially the flying part in the states. I think I’m still going to stick with the PPL in this country as the windy, crap and unreliable UK weather will make me look forward to the hour building, hopefully fingers crossed in either Florida or Arizona.

G-CEXO Get yourself booked into the Met Office in Exeter for the 2 day Met for
Aviators course and you will whiz the met exam.

£275 + VAT........ you got to be kidding me lol.

My self studying is (touch wood) going good so far even though I’m actually quite bad in the discipline side of things. It's only costing me £20 per exam and that £140 all in hopefully first time passes. So, another £300+ will just put me 2 hours flying short in my logbook

Its a very good course, though whether its necessary at this point in my long hard slog towards a frozen ATPL is debateable.

One thing I would like to ask is, has anyone asked their flying school to be back seated before parting any cash, just to see the standard of their instruction? I tried with Stapleford the other week and was informed they do not work in that way?

Anyways, I must get into my books now as I have taken the weekend off without the study and I feel lonely

G-CEXO

[bern444]

Perhaps you could run a diary here, and let us know how you get on during the winter.

[DBChopper]

One thing I would like to ask is, has anyone asked their flying school to be back seated before parting any cash, just to see the standard of their instruction? I tried with Stapleford the other week and was informed they do not work in that way?

That's a really interesting idea and a rather odd response from the flying school, if those were their words. To me, that is yet another example of the odd choices some UK flying schools seem to make. They can either:

1. think "here is a potential customer who could be looking at completing all his flying training with us - let's ask one of the instructors and students if they would mind him sitting in the back during a lesson. It may just clinch the deal," or
2. just say, "no."

From my point of view as a student, I'd have been happy to have someone along in the back. I have taken people along on check-rides, LPCs etc (including a lad on work experience who loved it) and would be happy to do it again. From the company's point of view, perhaps they don't mind waving goodbye to thousands of pounds worth of business...

[G CEXO]

That's a really interesting idea and a rather odd response from the flying school, if those were their words. To me, that is yet another example of the odd choices some UK flying schools seem to make. They can either:
think

I actually felt stupid when I was told that it wouldnt be possible, but I remember them saying that the PPL is usually done in a 2 seater cessna so it kind of makes sense in why it wouldn't be possible.

Perhaps you could run a diary here, and let us know how you get on during the winter.

That is actually a very good idea and hopefully will give an idea to students in winter flying. I will definately write a diary, this will obviously start in October when I start flying.

I think I will make another thread as the time gets nearer. Naming it some thing like " My training diary towards a PPL in the winter"

If you guys think I could name it any better, ideas are very welcome

G-XO