Hours in Florida
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Hours in Florida
I am only 14, but I already have 6 duel hours logged towards my PPL, i was just wondering, in your opinion whether it would be worth spending what money i have saved uo to do 10-15 hours or so training in the US. I know how bad some of the centres can be compared to the UK, but I wouldn't go there to get my whole licence (even so, i would have to wait 3 years).
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Although this may be a good idea in theory, it is unlikely to be as much of a saving as you think. The flying school in the UK that you eventually take your test with may not count all of the experiance you have and want to got through things again with you just to make sure.
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If I were you I would use the money you have saved to do some gliding here in the UK. Most of the bigger clubs and some of the smaller ones have Cadet Schemes for people just like you. I don't know the current situation with regard to how much gliding time counts towards a (powered) PPL. In the past, if you got your Silver C in gliding, you only needed 15 hours to complete a PPL for powered aircraft. Also, you will find gliding is a hell of a lot more fun than powered flying and you will progress quickly to cross country flying and even competitions. Its a very sound background for commercial flying later on, and many airline pilots fly gliders in their spare time, and started flying this way.
If you need more info, let me know.
If you need more info, let me know.
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Just to point out that you can now go solo at 16, so if you have the money you can do ALL your training before your 17th birthday and get your licence straight away (not sure about doing the skills test before 17, but you could always arrange that for the morning of your birthday and then, if the weather gods smile on you, and you live close enough to the 'Belgrano' travel straight on with the paperwork). 
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Do as I did,which is spend a lot of really enjoyable time down at your local field getting to know the locals & carrying out odd jobs such as washing aircraft/brewing up etc...
It is surprising how many people will either take a shine to you or simply feel sorry for you,but will always offer to take you flying whenever a seat is spare.By the time that I was sixteen I'd got approx 500hrs flying experience in a wide variety of different aircraft for very little cost or effort.
O.k it may not have been logged as P1hrs but which is better, logging 1hr a month or going to airshows & fly-in's up and down the country every weekend !
Leave the training for the moment & keep on saving,enjoy the shear pleasure of aviation whilst you still can.Good luck with whatever you decide.
It is surprising how many people will either take a shine to you or simply feel sorry for you,but will always offer to take you flying whenever a seat is spare.By the time that I was sixteen I'd got approx 500hrs flying experience in a wide variety of different aircraft for very little cost or effort.
O.k it may not have been logged as P1hrs but which is better, logging 1hr a month or going to airshows & fly-in's up and down the country every weekend !
Leave the training for the moment & keep on saving,enjoy the shear pleasure of aviation whilst you still can.Good luck with whatever you decide.
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Do the gliding bit.
Real pilots don`t need engines.
Seriously though, you will learn more about flying on a gliding field than you will at the average flying school or club. Unfortunately,under the new regulations the saving of flight time required to convert a Gliding Silver C Certificate to a PPL A is much reduced. The new JAR PPL course is 45 hours but one tenth of your gliding hours can be deducted but only up to a maximum of 10 hours. i.e 35 hours instead of 45.
Good luck
Mike W
Real pilots don`t need engines.
Seriously though, you will learn more about flying on a gliding field than you will at the average flying school or club. Unfortunately,under the new regulations the saving of flight time required to convert a Gliding Silver C Certificate to a PPL A is much reduced. The new JAR PPL course is 45 hours but one tenth of your gliding hours can be deducted but only up to a maximum of 10 hours. i.e 35 hours instead of 45.
Good luck
Mike W
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I agree wholeheartedly with these worthy gentlemen - what you need at your age (when you have the luxury of not being in a hurry - because you can't be) is to try and gain real flying experience, not just hours. The "cadet" section of a gliding club is almost certainly the best place to get that.
An esteemed colleague of mine, a very long term feature at Lasham, was on an airliner a little while ago. She asked politely if she could have a cockpit visit - it turned out that as a gliding instructor she had given the captain his first flying lesson (about 30 years before I think), who invited her to stay in the cockpit for the remainder of the flight.
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An esteemed colleague of mine, a very long term feature at Lasham, was on an airliner a little while ago. She asked politely if she could have a cockpit visit - it turned out that as a gliding instructor she had given the captain his first flying lesson (about 30 years before I think), who invited her to stay in the cockpit for the remainder of the flight.
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