First Flight!!!!!
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Managed to taxi, take off, fly straight and level, do some nice turns without
help from the instructor,or without loosing altitude
What did you say the number for that place was?
Border air is £7500 up front or 2 installments of £3900
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ecosse, well done on your tomahawk flight, PA whatever it is! Your experience of microlite flying turned out to be useful. good show.
Only one suggestion now, and that would be DON'T change at this point to the Cessna, stick to the one type and master it. You will progress much more quickly to solo. And then having the low wing types under your belt, the Cessna highwings are very very easy to fly by comparison. The 172 may not be glamorous but you can take up the family, and they can see the ground more easily sitting in the back seat of a l72.
Once having spent all that money, the next step might be instrument flying, that should be useful and challenging. Keep us posted with your progress!
Only one suggestion now, and that would be DON'T change at this point to the Cessna, stick to the one type and master it. You will progress much more quickly to solo. And then having the low wing types under your belt, the Cessna highwings are very very easy to fly by comparison. The 172 may not be glamorous but you can take up the family, and they can see the ground more easily sitting in the back seat of a l72.
Once having spent all that money, the next step might be instrument flying, that should be useful and challenging. Keep us posted with your progress!
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Border air is £7500 up front or 2 installments of £3900 
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Alright I'll say it again. Do not pay up front for flight training, even if it looks like a good deal. Or perhaps especially if it looks like a good deal. I don't know Border Air, they may be the most financially secure flight school in the UK for all I know. But don't pay up front - this and other forums are littered with horror stories from people who did that and lost their money.
Don't ever pay up front. Book a lesson, after it's flown settle up at the desk on the way out and book the next lesson. Best and safest way to go with your money.
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Thanks for the advice people
I think i will stick with the tomahawk, more of a challenge
And i wont pay up front in full, but will maybe book in 5's or 10's, and use quickly to save a little money,
cause i plan on doing it quite quick i can pay and use on the day
I think i will stick with the tomahawk, more of a challenge
And i wont pay up front in full, but will maybe book in 5's or 10's, and use quickly to save a little money,
cause i plan on doing it quite quick i can pay and use on the day
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ecosse,
Sounds like you had a good time. I agree with mad jock, stick to the Tomahawk - it will make a better pilot of you and then you can always convert to a 172 later (give the 152 a miss).
Concerning paying up front, I would do so, IF I could pay by credit card.
Sounds like you had a good time. I agree with mad jock, stick to the Tomahawk - it will make a better pilot of you and then you can always convert to a 172 later (give the 152 a miss).
Concerning paying up front, I would do so, IF I could pay by credit card.
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Thanks for the input again,
I was up for a flight today in the 172, which i didn't much like, compared too the tommy, good to get experience in another aircraft though, will def be trying to stick too the tommy.
I was up for a flight today in the 172, which i didn't much like, compared too the tommy, good to get experience in another aircraft though, will def be trying to stick too the tommy.
