So, anyone else got a PPL or training?
08 February 2011, 02:42 PM
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I've always wanted to do a PPL but never had the money so I turned to flying gliders which I found cheaper. it also gave me something to do in between take off and landing (not like powered flight 
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I've always wondered why I cant do a PPL in a light aircraft/ PFA for half the price of learning in a cessna.
a guy at the gliding club with a PPL told me its a very expensive way of having a bacon sandwich. Take off, fly to another airport, land, bacon sandwich and fly back
)I've always wondered why I cant do a PPL in a light aircraft/ PFA for half the price of learning in a cessna.
a guy at the gliding club with a PPL told me its a very expensive way of having a bacon sandwich. Take off, fly to another airport, land, bacon sandwich and fly back
09 February 2011, 09:26 AM
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dont think he could have afford a full English at £150-£200 per hour flying
For those interested in flying but cant afford to do powered flight you could consider Gliding. its cheaper and every similar http://www.gliding.co.uk/
For those interested in flying but cant afford to do powered flight you could consider Gliding. its cheaper and every similar http://www.gliding.co.uk/
09 February 2011, 04:01 PM
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That is flying from a small strip & a non equity share scheme. Very nice plane too.
Lessons are going be dearer due to the instructor costs.
Lessons are going be dearer due to the instructor costs.
09 February 2011, 04:59 PM
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That's only the cost of renting the aircraft wet - an instructor would be an additional fee. These are planes owned by the flying school I use & they rent them at cost for hour building.
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I doubt it unless you know someone who is an instructor, has the spare time & lack of need to make any money. Most of the instructors I know are not exactly living the champagne lifestyle with a lot of free time & lack of monetary constraints.
10 February 2011, 05:13 PM
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the odd instructor I've met was doing it to build up air time to move into commercial flying
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Ill drop you a PM Les as I'm really interested in some Aero training. Need to get my Skills test out of the way, hopefully in the next few weeks.
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