Plan A U.S.A. For PPL or Plan B U.K For PPL
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From: faifley
Plan A U.S.A. For PPL or Plan B U.K For PPL
Hi All,
now i am planning on completing my PPL spring time,i have completed some 55hrs so not faraway now,anyways i went once to the U.S.A. for PPL Training so i have some idea about what's involved,so here goes,
Plan A= U.S.A. I-20 or Sevis is $200 M1 Visa is $140 +T.S.A. airfare £470,hotel maybe another £400+ carhire £150+ and whatever for food and beverage.so maybe £1200,so no flying done yet!
or Plan B,pitch a tent for £6 a night and fly an Aero AT-3 £127/Hr Dual (old sarum,sherburn,sywell)and through in the MX-5 for good measure ,so what's it going to be plan A or plan B ?
Al.
now i am planning on completing my PPL spring time,i have completed some 55hrs so not faraway now,anyways i went once to the U.S.A. for PPL Training so i have some idea about what's involved,so here goes,
Plan A= U.S.A. I-20 or Sevis is $200 M1 Visa is $140 +T.S.A. airfare £470,hotel maybe another £400+ carhire £150+ and whatever for food and beverage.so maybe £1200,so no flying done yet!
or Plan B,pitch a tent for £6 a night and fly an Aero AT-3 £127/Hr Dual (old sarum,sherburn,sywell)and through in the MX-5 for good measure ,so what's it going to be plan A or plan B ?
Al.
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From: Belgium
Dear Alastair,
If this is just about completion of the PPL, say just 15 hours away from doing the check ride, it makes much more sense to stay in the UK, even with chances of crappy weather.
Plan B would only make sense I you only had say, 8 days of vacation available to do it. If you can afford to do it over week-ends during the entire spring, then under the circumstances you would be crazy to go to the US, or, in your case, "Souf Effricah".
If this is just about completion of the PPL, say just 15 hours away from doing the check ride, it makes much more sense to stay in the UK, even with chances of crappy weather.
Plan B would only make sense I you only had say, 8 days of vacation available to do it. If you can afford to do it over week-ends during the entire spring, then under the circumstances you would be crazy to go to the US, or, in your case, "Souf Effricah".
