So what's the considered opinion of the collective on (given a perfect world of adequate finance and weather) the cadence of PPL training?

Is it best to cram the basics in early then ease off later or be a little more relaxed (timewise) on the basics and then increase pace towards the skills test to keep sharp?

Not that this will apply to me as:

a/ I will be scavenging for funds (however if it's considered a good idea to have an intense phase I'll ensure that the funds are there to cover it!)

b/ UK weather is not entirely reliable

:)

JC

JC,

From what I read before I did my PPL it seemed that "regular and often" was the concensus, say weekly.

Like you said, the lovely British weather can often give "no flying days".

It could be worth booking say two or three slots per week for learning, and banking on the idea that you may well only go up on one of those slots. On good weather weeks you'd then be going up more often.

I did a bit of learning here in the UK, and learned the rest on an intensive course for three weeks. Intensive courses can be good for some people, but you may find that you forget what is tought after quite a short time - it may only register in your short term memory. You may have encountered a similar experience when cramming for an exam (passing the exam with flying colours then forgetting the subject after a month or so!)

T.

I did my NPPL(M) on the EV97 Eurostar last year. Started in April and passed my GST on 3 October after getting back from a couple of weeks in the sun. I did it in a fairly concentrated manner by trying to fly two days most weeks and often doing two lessons on each of those days. I'm sure that the momentum gained from flying so regularly was a big help. I also used to rehearse every part of the flying in my mind prior to the flight, that also helped. My instructor did say to me on one occasion that he could tell who had never thought about flying since their last lesson.

SWMBO reckoned I was obsessed with flying, but hey it's been a dream for so many years and I'm savouring every moment up there :cool: