Flying school in Oregon,US
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Flying school in Oregon,US
does anyone hav any recommended flyin school there for PPL ? ....and how is the weather condition overthere ?...
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Willamette Aviation, just south of Portland.
http://www.willametteair.com/
I didn't do my PPL training there, I just hired an aircraft quite a few times whilst on holiday from the UK (where I did my training).
Great small flying school, good rates, and very friendly and helpful.
As for the weather, I was there in the summer, and happened to be at a time of a heatwave! There were 2 weeks without a cloud in the sky. But the week after was 100ft cloud base and rain! Basically the weather around Oregon can change very drastically very quickly, so watch out.
http://www.willametteair.com/
I didn't do my PPL training there, I just hired an aircraft quite a few times whilst on holiday from the UK (where I did my training).
Great small flying school, good rates, and very friendly and helpful.
As for the weather, I was there in the summer, and happened to be at a time of a heatwave! There were 2 weeks without a cloud in the sky. But the week after was 100ft cloud base and rain! Basically the weather around Oregon can change very drastically very quickly, so watch out.
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Check out Hillsboro Aviation just outside of Portland. I only visited there once, but was impressed with their facilities. Given that it is the Pacific NW you will face rainy days during the winter.
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Agree with ck777 about Hillsboro Aviation (after all, ck777 lives there!). It's close to some busy air space, so you get that practice, but it's at a less hectic airport. Always had friendly tower service there (well, Almost always once I figured out the taxiways).
Fall, winter, early spring: lots of rainy days, low clouds, etc. A good part of the world to learn about icing.
Personally, I prefer the dry side of Oregon, but young 'uns looking for livelier stuff like Portland.
Here's another recent PPRuNe thread about the same topic, also recommending Hillsboro:
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=295546
Fall, winter, early spring: lots of rainy days, low clouds, etc. A good part of the world to learn about icing.
Personally, I prefer the dry side of Oregon, but young 'uns looking for livelier stuff like Portland.
Here's another recent PPRuNe thread about the same topic, also recommending Hillsboro:
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=295546
