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    Choosing A Flying School/ Training Organisation??

    Yeh I definitely will, thanks!
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    Choosing A Flying School/ Training Organisation??

    Thanks for the advice, you are all right, it is shared twin time (one flying under the hood, one being a safety pilot). But I'm sort of thinking that sometimes backseatting a flight can be just as valuable experience as actually flying. You can still learn from their mistakes etc. at the end of...
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    Choosing A Flying School/ Training Organisation??

    Hi everyone, I'm just looking at a school called Aviator College in Fort Pierce Florida. As far as accommodation and facilities go they look very well set up, but the most appealing things is for the instrument and commercial licences they offer 90% of it in twin aircraft. They reckon you...
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    Choosing A Flying School/ Training Organisation??

    I only have a CASA PPL (VFR only), I am looking to gain my IFR in the States. Thanks for all the suggestions I will be looking into all of them!
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    Choosing A Flying School/ Training Organisation??

    Australians do seem to get out there a bit.. A lot of us are just procrastinating the real world and the rest of our working life.. But why not hey, the world has a lot to offer and we may as well take advantage of it while we are young, we have the rest of our lives to settle down
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    Choosing A Flying School/ Training Organisation??

    In Australia a Commercial course (on its own, not including PPL) averages a minimum $40,000.. Multi engine IFR course is $30,000.. And on, and on. Your Robinson 22 helicopters are the same price an hour to hire as what we pay for a piper warrior. It's pretty ridiculous out here, although not...
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    Choosing A Flying School/ Training Organisation??

    Thanks everyone for the responses, they have been really helpful. Except Dr. O. - "Hmmm, so you come here with demands in hand. Lots of luck to you, mate." Flight training is a very expensive thing and everyones situation is different, training organisations should be there to help people...
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    Choosing A Flying School/ Training Organisation??

    Choosing A Flying School/ Training Organisation... Please Help?? Hi All, I am from Australia and planning to come to the States to finish my commercial licence and further my certificates/ ratings. I'm finding that the hardest part is choosing the most suitable flying school. I assume it...
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