PPL booking

So I can do all the test now and recieve the liscense when I turn 17?

I really do hope your wrong 🙁

I think you need to be 17 to go solo. Have a look at the CAA website.

Ohh thats graet. Am i correct in saying I can do the JAA PPL course at 16?

I’m 34 at the moment, booked with them after emailling them a few times, think I filled out their online enquiry form to start with, also phoned them up once as well. All very helpful and run by a pair of Englismen as well as having some English instructors.

Ahh thats very useful thanx.

Do you mind me asking how old you are and hw you went about booking it?

Having just returned from San Diego I can thoroughly recommend going the US route, it’s not easy going, but with a bit of studying and a couple of hours flying per day a reasonably clued up person can achieve it in around 4 weeks. I’m glad I didn’t try it in 3 weeks as I feel that would have been hard going. I think there were 2 days during my 4 weeks when flying wasn’t the best weatherwise. Cost wise you are probably looking around $5000 depending on the aircraft you learn in, I went for a 172 as that is what I am likely to be flying here when the nice man at the CAA sends my licence back. My only slight gripe was the lack of ground school, however there was plenty of study material for self study which I found easy to deal with.
For me America was the only way to go as I doubt that in the UK I would have had the patience to stick at it for 12 / 24 months. The people I learnt with can be found here http://www.flyaaa.com/ and were very flexible and accomodating. The reasons I chose them were that I could learn on a 172 (or PA28) for a very similar price to that of the 152 and you get your own room in a shared 2 bed appartment (a 2 mile cycle ride away). If you need any more info let me know, best of luck.

Yer I suppose,

I finishe my GCSEs on Jun 8th and Start 5th Form on Sept 3rd (or near that date) and I hope to do my PPL between this. Dont kno where though :confused: My kind parents have said they will help me with the financial issues 😀

In the UK you’d need a fair bit of luck with the weather to do it in 4 weeks though!

I know nothing of the various operations in the US.

Here, I doubt you would need to book much in advance.

Moggy