Sun Oct 17, 2021 7:23 pm
#1876771
Hi all,
Another Rob here looking to join the ranks. I've been wanting to fly for many years now and having worked my way trawling though a lot of forum posts, YouTube videos, and a fair chunk of the APMs, I've decided it's time to get on with it. I'm very fortunate to be just about at a point my in career where it is plausible that I can scrape the pennies together and make the most of being young and carefree.
I live in south-west London so I think I've identified the fields that are under a hours drive for me are Denham, Elstree, Fairoaks, Redhill, Blackbushe and White Waltham. I think Biggin Hill and Wycombe Air Park would in theory be within range but look to be a bit on the pricey side - £45/landing at EGKB is a little beyond me
I'm hoping to spend a couple of weekends popping over to each of them to get a feel for them. I realise it's a pretty wide net to cast so if anyone has any suggestions of any particular schools/clubs to talk to, I'd really appreciate that. I'm confident that I should be able to muddle through self-studying all the groundschool myself and would probably prefer learning in a more laidback club style atmosphere if that makes any difference. Also if anyone might be around and willing to have a chat I'd love that.
I'm not in a rush to try and reach getting a licence and am happy to just enjoy the journey. I work 9-6 Monday to Friday so I will probably be restricted to weekends. From some very rough estimates I reckon that I could afford approximately the equivalent of 45 minutes per week of instruction in a C152 based on the current typical rates at nearby fields. That would allow me to get ~58 hours of instruction over 18 months. Does that seem like a realistic budget and rate of instruction for reasonable progression?
Looking beyond qualification, what would be a sensible target for hours in order to keep current and proficient? Based on the self-hire rates at training organisations at those fields it looks like I could probably sustain 1 hour a fortnight indefinitely after finishing training if I was to stick to something like a C152. Would that be reasonable? I would hope that I could increase the hours if I was able to find a share, but perhaps I should be considering looking into 3-axis microlights instead?
I'd really appreciate any thoughts!
Thanks,
Rob
Another Rob here looking to join the ranks. I've been wanting to fly for many years now and having worked my way trawling though a lot of forum posts, YouTube videos, and a fair chunk of the APMs, I've decided it's time to get on with it. I'm very fortunate to be just about at a point my in career where it is plausible that I can scrape the pennies together and make the most of being young and carefree.
I live in south-west London so I think I've identified the fields that are under a hours drive for me are Denham, Elstree, Fairoaks, Redhill, Blackbushe and White Waltham. I think Biggin Hill and Wycombe Air Park would in theory be within range but look to be a bit on the pricey side - £45/landing at EGKB is a little beyond me
I'm hoping to spend a couple of weekends popping over to each of them to get a feel for them. I realise it's a pretty wide net to cast so if anyone has any suggestions of any particular schools/clubs to talk to, I'd really appreciate that. I'm confident that I should be able to muddle through self-studying all the groundschool myself and would probably prefer learning in a more laidback club style atmosphere if that makes any difference. Also if anyone might be around and willing to have a chat I'd love that.
I'm not in a rush to try and reach getting a licence and am happy to just enjoy the journey. I work 9-6 Monday to Friday so I will probably be restricted to weekends. From some very rough estimates I reckon that I could afford approximately the equivalent of 45 minutes per week of instruction in a C152 based on the current typical rates at nearby fields. That would allow me to get ~58 hours of instruction over 18 months. Does that seem like a realistic budget and rate of instruction for reasonable progression?
Looking beyond qualification, what would be a sensible target for hours in order to keep current and proficient? Based on the self-hire rates at training organisations at those fields it looks like I could probably sustain 1 hour a fortnight indefinitely after finishing training if I was to stick to something like a C152. Would that be reasonable? I would hope that I could increase the hours if I was able to find a share, but perhaps I should be considering looking into 3-axis microlights instead?
I'd really appreciate any thoughts!
Thanks,
Rob
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