Flying Lessons
Discussion
Hello gents,
I have some flying lessons to take and I've never flown before, so I would like to know where the best place to take my lessons (best for views/scenery) in Scotland would be. I'm central, and had thought about Inverness. The lessons are about an hour. Any advice appreciated! Cheers :D
I have some flying lessons to take and I've never flown before, so I would like to know where the best place to take my lessons (best for views/scenery) in Scotland would be. I'm central, and had thought about Inverness. The lessons are about an hour. Any advice appreciated! Cheers :D
miniandy said:
Hello gents,
I have some flying lessons to take and I've never flown before, so I would like to know where the best place to take my lessons (best for views/scenery) in Scotland would be. I'm central, and had thought about Inverness. The lessons are about an hour. Any advice appreciated! Cheers
If you think you'll have time to look at the scenery think again... learn to fly, then look out the window 
Lots of stuff to concentrate on at once... I do my PPL at Rochester Airport (when I can afford it)
Maybe you could book up a PPL course in the U.S, think you can get it for about £3-4k which will save you a few grand even if you do it in minimum hours
To gain a PPL in Florida for £2795 - www.flyoba.com/
To go flying and look out of the window - Gliding from Aboyne
To go flying and look out of the window - Gliding from Aboyne
towman said:
I think in light of recent events we should be cautious of handing out info on flying lessons.
Why? Do we also stop giving out tube and bus timetables? FFS tragic losses yesterday and 9/11, but life goes on for the rest of us.
Well said Towman life must go on as normal today otherwise Bin Laden's boys have beaten us.
KingRichard said:
ok fair enough! i may aswell fly from cumbernauld! gliding could be fun from Aboyne - might have a look into that. Can you do lessons in US then come back to UK and it still has the same value?
miniandy said:
Can you do lessons in US then come back to UK and it still has the same value?
You will have an FAA PPL which you will need to change to a UK JAR PPL, although saying that there are a few places in the states that do JAR PPL's but when you do the maths you dont save much. I though about going to the states years ago but I was told its a good idea to learn in the country that you want to fly in.
Flying is great fun when you are at PPL level. You will first only be able to fly VFR, Visual Flight Rules, then when you have done a bit of flying you can do your instrument rating.
VFR basicly means you just flying looking out of the window, but IFR you can fly at night and in cloud.
Enjoy your flight, its great fun.
Hi
You can do a UK PPL in the states and that is valid over here, or you can doa US PPL and have to convert it to a JAR PPL on you're return. Before you go off to the states take a trial lesson here just to make sure you like it.
Just buy a copy of Flyer or pilot to check out flying schools.
Also in the UK there is the NPPL with some restrictions but a less stringent medical requirement.
Also in the states you won't encounter the sort of weather you get in the UK and I am told that the radio procedures are totally different.
Most of have fun it's a great hobby.
You can do a UK PPL in the states and that is valid over here, or you can doa US PPL and have to convert it to a JAR PPL on you're return. Before you go off to the states take a trial lesson here just to make sure you like it.
Just buy a copy of Flyer or pilot to check out flying schools.
Also in the UK there is the NPPL with some restrictions but a less stringent medical requirement.
Also in the states you won't encounter the sort of weather you get in the UK and I am told that the radio procedures are totally different.
Most of have fun it's a great hobby.
miniandy said:
Hello gents,
I have some flying lessons to take and I've never flown before, so I would like to know where the best place to take my lessons (best for views/scenery) in Scotland would be. I'm central, and had thought about Inverness. The lessons are about an hour. Any advice appreciated! Cheers
If you're serious about getting a PPL, then you
probably want to be more interested in the proximity,
cost and reputation if the school than the scenery -
when you're learning, keeping the blue/grey at the top
of the windscreen, and the green/brown at the bottom,
is enough of a challenge.
For advice of specific schools north of the border,
you may want to try the "Private Flying" forum
on www.pprune.org or the forums at www.flyer.co.uk
KingRichard said:
when you're learning, keeping the blue/grey at the top
of the windscreen, and the green/brown at the bottom,
is enough of a challenge.
Find a school with a cool aircraft too, I fly a Diamond Air DA-40
ok, ok so its a Diesel!! but its great to fly
Tayside Aviation have DA-20s (two seat verion) as well as a whole host of other stuff.
Diesel is te fuel of the future for a/c btw.
Extra 300 Driver said:
VFR basicly means you just flying looking out of the window, but IFR you can fly at night and in cloud.
Enjoy your flight, its great fun.
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Flying at night doesn't necessary mean you're flying in IMC conditions. You can fly at night by VFR as long as you hold a night rating.
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tombaron said:
VFR basicly means you just flying looking out of the window, but IFR you can fly at night and in cloud.
Enjoy your flight, its great fun.
[panickity mode]
Flying at night doesn't necessary mean you're flying in IMC conditions. You can fly at night by VFR as long as you hold a night rating.
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pernickety
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...there is no longer any such thing as a Night Rating - you'll be wanting a Night Qualification....as distinct to the IMC Rating.
Oh, and do the CAA give you a discount on the
paperwork to have both amended to your PPL at the
same time? - do they cobblers......in the case of
an NQ, it's £70 to remove 3 words from the
license.
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