Good flying schools for ppl

wicklow joe

Hi guys

can any one here recomend a good flight school. i am based in dublin but can travel. Has anyone gone to the US to get enough flight time over a few weeks? thanks

ronnie3585

There is a huge amount of info re US fast track PPLs over on www.pprune.org just do a search and you'll find plenty of opinion about the pros and cons.

andy_g

flightwise at weston really good school i used em very friendly staff www.flightwise.ie

Owen

The price of flying in Ireland has really screwed over the PPL and ATLP students. I've 28 hours or so under my belt, and I simply can't afford to finish my PPl anymore. When I started, the plane I flew was 140 per hour, now it's 190. You can fly in the States for 70 dollars an hour. Granted, the plane may not be the may west, but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than it is here.

Also, a huge limiting factor here is the frequency at which the IIA hold their theory exams. Once every 3 months. In the states, if you fail, you can sit it again immediately. The same happens in the UK AFAIK. Unfortunately, due to family circumstances, I can't do either at the moment and am stuck in rather expensive paddyland.

Flyer1

I think it's the flying clubs that need to be doing more to reduce the price of flying, my club have recently bought 2 brand new planes and they're renting them out for PPL hire for €85 an hour is how it works out.

If you can find PPL instruction in the states for 70 bucks, i'd like to know where that is ? Those days are bygone. I've been pricing around to do my hours building, works out at €98 EURO an hour for a clapped out old Cessna 150 through OBA.

jmayo

ned78 wrote: »

The price of flying in Ireland has really screwed over the PPL and ATLP students. I've 28 hours or so under my belt, and I simply can't afford to finish my PPl anymore. When I started, the plane I flew was 140 per hour, now it's 190. You can fly in the States for 70 dollars an hour. Granted, the plane may not be the may west, but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than it is here.
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Yeah but does that $70 dollars an hour for dry or wet and does it include an instructor for JAR license ?

Flyer1 wrote: »

I think it's the flying clubs that need to be doing more to reduce the price of flying, my club have recently bought 2 brand new planes and they're renting them out for PPL hire for €85 an hour is how it works out.

If you can find PPL instruction in the states for 70 bucks, i'd like to know where that is ? Those days are bygone. I've been pricing around to do my hours building, works out at €98 EURO an hour for a clapped out old Cessna 150 through OBA.

Fuel costs a lot more over here you know
Flyer where is your club, is it Galway by any chance ?
And is the €85 per hour wet and including instructor.
Remember flying clubs operate differently than an FTO, since they usually are not a for profit organisation. Also what are membership fees like ?

PS not everything that is used for flight training in the USA is clapped out and falling apart. I have come across some right pieces of cr** in this country as well so don't believe that old myth.
BTW from knowing lots of people that trained in Florida, OBA would not be one of the best anyway.

Cessna_Pilot

If I was doing my PPL again I would do it with Flightwise at Weston, very good outfit there and highly recommended.

Flyer1

It's down in Waterford jmayo, membership costs stand at €185 a year, we've got a great clubhouse, long runway, loads of hangarage and on average the best weather year round.

The breakdown of the flying costs on the tecnam are €125/tacho hour which works out to be €85 an hour on the clock and then if you need, the instructor on top of that. I've flown Waterford - Shannon - Kilkenny - Waterford for €165 which is pretty reasonable. Landings, fuel, headsets, all included

keano007

Flyer1 wrote: »

It's down in Waterford jmayo, membership costs stand at €185 a year, we've got a great clubhouse, long runway, loads of hangarage and on average the best weather year round.

The breakdown of the flying costs on the tecnam are €125/tacho hour which works out to be €85 an hour on the clock and then if you need, the instructor on top of that. I've flown Waterford - Shannon - Kilkenny - Waterford for €165 which is pretty reasonable. Landings, fuel, headsets, all included

What's the name of the club in Waterford ur using?

bing2385

For anyone whos interested....

I too am looking to start my PPL now, and I have had a price from Belfast Flying Club (based at Aldergrove).

The average hourly flying training rate is £148 and Im told they use a Piper Warrior and Challenger (Correct as of Feb 09)

I have been to Weston with work on a few occasions, and they do have very nice facilities, but i would like to know more about the instruction/planes. Does anyone here know anything?

I had thought on doing a few hours here (in UK/Ireland) then going to USA to obtain the PPL then amending it back in the UK. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks

jpropo

hi im also considering going to florida in the next couple of months to do the ppl fast track course . just wondering if anyone,s been out there recently and could share some info regarding the ins and outs of the whole thing . seems to be alot of bits to be sorted out with visas and all that stuff gets a bit confusing the more i look at it . wondering could i do the irish theory exams and medicals to speed thing up on the other side or must they be completed in america also. any info appreciated

energydj

jpropo wrote: »

hi im also considering going to florida in the next couple of months to do the ppl fast track course . just wondering if anyone,s been out there recently and could share some info regarding the ins and outs of the whole thing . seems to be alot of bits to be sorted out with visas and all that stuff gets a bit confusing the more i look at it . wondering could i do the irish theory exams and medicals to speed thing up on the other side or must they be completed in america also. any info appreciated

There seems to be a lot of recent oppositon to the Florida thing. Have a look on pprune, in the wannabies section. Lots of advice there.

donkey balls

i did my training in florida so did my mate who has since got a job with FR there is also a lot of bitching on pprne about certain schools.
some people go out to florida and treat it like a holiday the three weeks can be very intence and you should also factor in a few days extra for bad weather.

Armin_Tamzarian

Flyer1 wrote: »

It's down in Waterford jmayo, membership costs stand at €185 a year, we've got a great clubhouse, long runway, loads of hangarage and on average the best weather year round.

The breakdown of the flying costs on the tecnam are €125/tacho hour which works out to be €85 an hour on the clock and then if you need, the instructor on top of that. I've flown Waterford - Shannon - Kilkenny - Waterford for €165 which is pretty reasonable. Landings, fuel, headsets, all included

What's the name of your club and do they also hire helis?

Flyer1

Name of club is Waterford Aero Club.

No heli's.

logie101

bing2385 wrote: »

For anyone whos interested....

I too am looking to start my PPL now, and I have had a price from Belfast Flying Club (based at Aldergrove).

The average hourly flying training rate is £148 and Im told they use a Piper Warrior and Challenger (Correct as of Feb 09)

I have been to Weston with work on a few occasions, and they do have very nice facilities, but i would like to know more about the instruction/planes. Does anyone here know anything?

I had thought on doing a few hours here (in UK/Ireland) then going to USA to obtain the PPL then amending it back in the UK. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks

If you want to learn to fly up north check out the Ulster Flying Club based at Newtownards. Very modern fleet of cessna 172 sps

www.ulsterflyingclub.com