Squirrel Flying School
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From: Lincs
Squirrel Flying School
I am looking for a flying school in the London/SE area to complete a PPL(H) on the AS350 Squirrel. Anyone got any good tips?
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From: Land of damp and drizzle
I believe Heli-Air at Denham could do a PPL on a squirrel. Why a squirrel, out of interest? If you're planning to buy one anyway, you could always buy it then get trained in your own aircraft (which would be much cheaper, one would imagine).
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Now I think about it, although not in the south east - Sky Helicopters in Mallorca (Son Bonet) are a big operator of the AS350 B3; and offer training.
Given the impending Winter I can thoroughly recommend some time in Mallorca for your training - I went for a fortnight during mine and the much improved weather meant you could fly when you wanted. I did 3 hours a day as opposed to 3 a month in the UK!!
A return Easyjet flight was around £100 and you can rent an apartment out of season for a few hundred euro's a week!
Just a thought, I know it might not fit in with your circumstances.
Given the impending Winter I can thoroughly recommend some time in Mallorca for your training - I went for a fortnight during mine and the much improved weather meant you could fly when you wanted. I did 3 hours a day as opposed to 3 a month in the UK!!
A return Easyjet flight was around £100 and you can rent an apartment out of season for a few hundred euro's a week!
Just a thought, I know it might not fit in with your circumstances.
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So what are the hourly rates for lets say a B2 or B3 there in the UK? I know lots of Europeans come to South Africa because it is so much cheaper to do your training here. We operate a B3 at approximately US$1,100 an hour and that's expensive compared to the rest. So just out of interest what do they charge for it in Europe?
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From: Warwick
Not sure on the rates Choppie, but a B206 is approx 880USD, and a A109 is around 2400USD per hour at my local haunt! So I would guess that a AS350 would be somewhere in the middle maybe?
Is your training JAA compliant? If so, I can see why people would come down to you to do it!
Is your training JAA compliant? If so, I can see why people would come down to you to do it!
