something that a middle class can afford?
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just outside of england near the border
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I don't know what type of license you would like to go for here. But for an ATPL I would suggest going to Spain or New Zealand. Also try CTC website. They have a scheme where you pay a bond of £68,000 but if you get placed with an airline, the bond will be transferred to the airline and they will pay you back the money monthly. If its just a PPL most flying schools would do it at a price range fo £5000 I believe.
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if i were you, i would sugest going into WH Smith and picking up pilot magazine. at the moment, they have a special magazine feature that lists all the training providers in the UK at the moment. try looking for smaller flight establishments, and see how they charge you. Stapleford flight center is very good, good prices and good instructors. you pay by the hour, fuel included, and is timed from airborne time i believe, to brakes on time. i know some other schools start charging from the second you switch on the engine (so if your stuck in a que for the runway, your paying for nothing). some may charge dry, so without fuel, and make you pay for fuel, however i havent seen anybody do that yet. also, be sure to make sure membership fees and landing fees and instruction is all included in the price. if you are going for a career, look at GAPAN and air league for scholarships....my friend got 5 hours of flying free. normally, small airfields are cheaper though, for example, FTOs at biggen hill, southend etc charge quite steep because of fees they need to pay out, like landing or parking. stapleford is private (they own the A/field) so i assume prices are better because they are the primary users of the field, and dont need to pay landing or parking fees.
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