Thank you very much for your reply Jimmyanonymous. Oh that's a shame you cannot fly! I'm sure you will be up there before long :). Thank you for your advice about acclimatising to the UK procedures that's put my mind a bit more at ease!

Yeah I was intending to do my exams before I go as I have read the advice before saying do them before you get out there. Ah well I hope that I won't have to beg too much but if I have to then I sure will. I'm only 18 so I'm going out there for an experience as well as to learn to fly. If it all goes wrong then il just come back and finish off and that way I know not to do my CPL/IR out there.

Thanks very much for your advice on the aircraft I think that I may try and upgrade from the Cessna to the piper then because it seems like the odds of getting it done with only 2 instructors are stacked against you tbf! I totally agree with you about the FI situation they are offering full time courses so they should have full time staff!

Lastly thank you for the links you have provided me with they are very good and will be using them in detail.

Thank you very much Jimmyanonymous

Hi, I did my CPL and ME out at OBA, loved the place, great school!!

A year on and I just want to add, if I new then what I know now, taking into account the ball ache and financial burden of doing it in the U.K, I probably would still go to Flyeasa. I'd give myself plenty of time though, not 3 weeks and expect to pay a little more than advertised. Not much in hindsight..........