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Im amazed!
I live in the UK... Pricing up doing my PPL at the moment, and it is nowhere near what you guys pay across the pond... I had heard that it was cheaper to do in the States but didnt realise by how much!
To give you an example... An hours flight instruction based at a regional airport (Bristol International) will cost me £185 (US$ 330) in a C172R, whereas a 1 hour trial lesson will cost around £180 (US$ 315) in an Apex Robin 'Alpha' 120T.
However, if i wanted to pay upfront (which would give me a 5% discount...) it would cost me £6,800 (US$ 11,900). That option gives me 45 hours of 1 - on - 1 tuition in the air, 4 hours radio briefing and radio practical (Does not include books, manuals or away landings). The radio final exam will cost me £95 (US$ 165).
Is it just me or is life just not fair sometimes? It almost seems cheaper for me to fly over to the US and do an intense residential course there. I know I will then have to take a conversion rating to fly in Europe, but it still seems almost 2x cheaper to learn in the US. Glory be!
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