The only good deal I see there is the PPL and the MCC. NR should be half that. €220 is expensive for hour building. Over €20k for an SEIR??

Hello rudestuff, I am 23 years old, currently living in Portugal and also an EU citizen. I have read several of your posts and was very touched by your ideas. However, I noticed that you focus more on the UK regarding ATPL training, or going to the US to get your PPL and CFI because it is cheaper. However, since I work as an A1 mechanic in a European airline, I intend to get my training here, because maybe my dad can give me some seed money, €20-30k, but the rest will be fully financed by me via loan. Can you clarify for me what would be the ideal way to get my training here? The flight hours if I rent a Cessna 152 with fuel on my own are around €80/h (without landing fees, usually 4€ for Cascais/Lisbon aerodromes) without an instructor. While the schools charge an absurd amount... I also can't understand why a SEIR costs €20k, but I have to sit down with the various schools and find the best prices. Maybe, but really maybe, in these cases I could go to Spain, Poland, Greece... wherever is cheaper and on my vacations. What is your recommendation? Best regards and many thanks mate!

Hi everyone. I’m currently looking for a flight school in Europe to start my training (PPL). I’m mainly considering Poland or Romania, so if anyone has first-hand experience with schools in either of these countries — I’d really appreciate your input. Any recommendations, warnings, or general impressions would be super helpful. Thanks in advance!

Why would you do that if you're in the US?

A logical question. I started my PPL, completed part of the training, and passed the written exam. But unfortunately, I ran into an immigration issue that won’t allow me to stay in the long term (I can’t get an M1/F1 visa from within the country). So, I decided to basically start the journey over in Europe.

Hello all,

UK PPL(A) here (not current) 53.15TT 18.20 PIC. Class 1 medical.

The FAA IR process seems like a winner to me as mentioned by rudestuff - I have relatives recently moved to LA as a bonus.

The flight schools websites are very poor IMO about what they offer and ideas of costs. I suppose the question is, how easy is it?

Is there much pre-reading and familiarisation with US airspace needed or is it best to jump in and follow the instructors lead?

Any recommended schools in the US that people have used?

To rudestuff in particular, if I get current in the UK, would you say I’m in an ideal place hours wise to go for the FAA IR with the 50hours time building (or is having the PPL already locking me in the UK). I’d look to do a night rating before heading over.

Thanks for any help,

B

I'm planning on doing this for FAA PPL (I'm UK based but will do the conversion). I think I'd benefit splitting them up like this, it did make more sense to me - others may be differnet though.

My only question is, would there be ANY ground school required during PPL if you've already passed the ground school.

I'm considering starting modular training at the moment. But I am concerned that more and more airlines are starting up their own integrated cadet courses. BA, Jet2, easyJet, Ryanair, Wizzair, and TUI all now have a cadet programme, so I expect they will primarily be drawing new pilots from there instead low hour modular pilots. Does this limit opportunities in the next few years for modular students?