Hour building (USA)
I don't know Phoenix at-all, but have done a little flying with skyschool ( http://www.skyschoolinc.com/ ) where I was very impressed with the standard of aircraft and quality of staff.
They are in Prescott, which is a short (by Arizona standards) drive up the road.
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They are in Prescott, which is a short (by Arizona standards) drive up the road.
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I would not say the main purpose of your visit is flying, tell them what else you are there to do. If your main purpose is flight training you need a visa! I had a visa for my flight training and did not recieve a grilling on entry
Also to update CZ's post the FAA no longer send conformation emails.
Also to update CZ's post the FAA no longer send conformation emails.
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Hi All
Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced flight centre in California that accept JAR PPLs to do hours building over a 2 week period prior to starting my CPL at Bournemouth. The reason for California is to kill many birds with one stone, ie Visiting family in San Fransisco and skiing in Mammoth whilst there, so somewhere between these two locations would be good; so no suggestions of Florida please, been there many times and the weather is too dodgy!!
BTW I am British and have no idea of local Californian Geographical knowledge!!
Thanks
Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced flight centre in California that accept JAR PPLs to do hours building over a 2 week period prior to starting my CPL at Bournemouth. The reason for California is to kill many birds with one stone, ie Visiting family in San Fransisco and skiing in Mammoth whilst there, so somewhere between these two locations would be good; so no suggestions of Florida please, been there many times and the weather is too dodgy!!
BTW I am British and have no idea of local Californian Geographical knowledge!!
Thanks
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If someone knows for certain that JAA PPLs are still convertible in the US then you can go anywhere you want. Before 2001 you could just do the paperwork at the local FAA office and get a checkout at the local flight school. Can you still do this?
I had many students from Europe who came to rent for a few weeks.
Most schools will rent to you after a checkout in their planes.
I had many students from Europe who came to rent for a few weeks.
Most schools will rent to you after a checkout in their planes.
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Yes one can still obtain an FAA PPL based upon a JAA PPL (or any other ICAO based PPL).
http://registry.faa.gov/airmen.asp?C...1970538#verify
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory...D?OpenDocument
http://registry.faa.gov/airmen.asp?C...1970538#verify
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory...D?OpenDocument
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www.ukft.com at Long Beach
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Try Universal at El Monte, beautiful location, low prices and very friendly people. If they are not for you, then Air Desert Pacific at Brackett are also very friendly. Both have web sites and I can personally vouch for their user friendliness. ADP also have a shared house if you need a base and will pick you up from LA airport thereby avoiding car hire expense.
I found that a place called Laughlin/Bullhead City was a good place for a base if the weather in the LA basin is bad.
Florida is OK for Dec/Jan/Feb/March but it is very uninteresting. California/Nevada/Arizona on the other hand are extremely interesting and offer much more challenging flying conditions.
Good luck, PM me if you want any more info.
I found that a place called Laughlin/Bullhead City was a good place for a base if the weather in the LA basin is bad.
Florida is OK for Dec/Jan/Feb/March but it is very uninteresting. California/Nevada/Arizona on the other hand are extremely interesting and offer much more challenging flying conditions.
Good luck, PM me if you want any more info.
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Hi all
Just a quick message for anyone who like me was stuck in ground school wondering where on earth i was going to go and get some hours towards my cpl. After a lot of thought and many offers from schools across the land i picked a school that i dont think anyone on pprune might have heard of. It is based in the texas north west close to Amarillo, thought you all might recognise that name for some strange reason. Its a school based in the city of Lubbock 100 miles south of amarillo and is probably about the same size of airfield as Londons Gatwick. Not too busy an airport with a couple of airlines like southwest and american eagle and only one flying school. The weather is perfect, i have been here for nearly 2 months and i have lost only one day of flying completely due to weather and a hang over. Aircraft servicability is fantastic and the rates are very good with a really good school to keep you going while you fumble around the sunny skies over texas. I can highly reccomend the school and if anyone is interested i can put you in touch with the school, please msg me with any queries.
Happy flying.
Just a quick message for anyone who like me was stuck in ground school wondering where on earth i was going to go and get some hours towards my cpl. After a lot of thought and many offers from schools across the land i picked a school that i dont think anyone on pprune might have heard of. It is based in the texas north west close to Amarillo, thought you all might recognise that name for some strange reason. Its a school based in the city of Lubbock 100 miles south of amarillo and is probably about the same size of airfield as Londons Gatwick. Not too busy an airport with a couple of airlines like southwest and american eagle and only one flying school. The weather is perfect, i have been here for nearly 2 months and i have lost only one day of flying completely due to weather and a hang over. Aircraft servicability is fantastic and the rates are very good with a really good school to keep you going while you fumble around the sunny skies over texas. I can highly reccomend the school and if anyone is interested i can put you in touch with the school, please msg me with any queries.
Happy flying.
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Glad you are enjoying your flying so much!
It's worth pointing out for modular students that hour-building is your time to enjoy yourself. There is no requirement to use a JAR school or an approved school or anything like that, so you really can go anywhere in the world at all.
I don't have too many regrets about my training. I loved every minute of my hour-building in Arizona, but if there is one minor thing I would change, I wouldn't have gone to the US. Nothing wrong with the US, but there are so many JAR schools out there that there's a reasonable chance you'll end up doing some flying there, so for variety I would rather go anywhere else at all for hour-building. Canada or South Africa would be high on my list if I could do it all over again.
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It's worth pointing out for modular students that hour-building is your time to enjoy yourself. There is no requirement to use a JAR school or an approved school or anything like that, so you really can go anywhere in the world at all.
I don't have too many regrets about my training. I loved every minute of my hour-building in Arizona, but if there is one minor thing I would change, I wouldn't have gone to the US. Nothing wrong with the US, but there are so many JAR schools out there that there's a reasonable chance you'll end up doing some flying there, so for variety I would rather go anywhere else at all for hour-building. Canada or South Africa would be high on my list if I could do it all over again.
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the school is......
Hey all, wasnt sure about the rules but as i am not part of the school i can tell you all who the school is. The school i was describing in Lubbock Texas is called Hubcity. Website is www.hubcityaviation.com. They offer 4 pa-28's and a cessna 172 for hour building and they have a fantastic online scheduling so you do not turn up and have no aircraft when you need it.
They are worth the look if you dont fancy florida.
Safe Flying
They are worth the look if you dont fancy florida.
Safe Flying
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Did a lot of mine in SA - awesome. Especially along the coast. FFF speaks wise words - it really is worth taking the time to enjoy you're hour building. Too many people treat it as an inconvenience. Enjoy it!
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Hours building at Airmed?
Heard a rumour that Airmed of Valencia are starting up an airline, is this true? Also they will take on ex-students to hour build for free, as in you don't get paid, is this also true?
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Florida: Hours building in Orlando any suggestions?
Probably done to death but:
Can anyone recommend a trusted organisation in the Orlando area that won't rip me off, and rents safe planes out to UK people for a period of a week or so that i can build 20 hours up in that time frame in April. Given up with California as too expensive. Looking to pay $75 an hour, roughly prior to starting the CPL at BCFT next spring. Contact names and phone numbers would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Can anyone recommend a trusted organisation in the Orlando area that won't rip me off, and rents safe planes out to UK people for a period of a week or so that i can build 20 hours up in that time frame in April. Given up with California as too expensive. Looking to pay $75 an hour, roughly prior to starting the CPL at BCFT next spring. Contact names and phone numbers would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
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Try Florida Institute of Technology (reputable!) in Melbourne to see if they still rent out their C152. Dirt cheap from the safest school in Florida.
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Sorry, don't know anywhere in that area. But out of interest, why Orlando? It's all very flat and boring, with coasts on two sides so you don't have a huge choice of directions to go. You can go literally anywhere in the world to hour-build, so might as well make it somewhere interesting? But obviously if you've got connections in the area, etc, that might be an overriding factor....
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Well...not sure if you qualify
But I do know a place where you can rent CE-152's for 55 dollars and hour and that
would be Falcon flight, they also have 172's as well as 172 SP's (high performance) and those run at around 82
dollars. This is the CHEAPEST place to rent as far as I've seen. The hitch is you need to do a flight with instructor (very common in the world)
before they'll let you rent the aircraft. Customer's get from I can tell a very nice treatment.
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would be Falcon flight, they also have 172's as well as 172 SP's (high performance) and those run at around 82
dollars. This is the CHEAPEST place to rent as far as I've seen. The hitch is you need to do a flight with instructor (very common in the world)
before they'll let you rent the aircraft. Customer's get from I can tell a very nice treatment.
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I would suggest, Voyager aviation. Their rates are almost unbeatable. They are based in Merrit Island. Nice place to fly. They have C-152 C-172 3-Piper Warriors 1-Arrow 1-Couger. Ask for Mr.Gary. He is the owner and sweeties guy you ever meet. He is English too. Web site:www.voyageraviation.com. Cheers...