$16,619.85

Your statement would be a huge surprise to my 'commoner' UK friends
who own their own airplanes.

On Dec 29, 1:49*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Dallas writes:
That's the cost for your ticket in Europe.

In France, it's more like $20,000. *Add another $20,000 for an instrument
rating, if you want that.

I'm glad I'm on this side of the pond.

Europeans have a stronger sense of social stratification and inherited
entitlement, so only the nobles are expected or permitted privileges such as
flying their own aircraft.

Tina writes:

Your statement would be a huge surprise to my 'commoner' UK friends
who own their own airplanes.

The UK has some of the sharpest social stratification in Europe.

In article ,
wrote:
The UK has some of the sharpest social stratification in Europe.

I'd better give up my PPL then. I obviously won't fit in.

Andy

Andy Hawkins wrote in
:

In article ,
wrote:
The UK has some of the sharpest social stratification in Europe.

I'd better give up my PPL then. I obviously won't fit in.


Not a cucumber sandwhich and Pims man then?


Bertie

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

Tina writes:

Your statement would be a huge surprise to my 'commoner' UK friends
who own their own airplanes.

The UK has some of the sharpest social stratification in Europe.


Even if true, you;re still talking crap.

Bertie

Mxsmanic wrote:

Tina writes:

Your statement would be a huge surprise to my 'commoner' UK friends
who own their own airplanes.

The UK has some of the sharpest social stratification in Europe.

Which is irrelevant. Why not amuse this newsgroup with your knowledge of
the UK- in particular the various English 'tones' which visitors to the
country must learn? On the other hand, don't bother...

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(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins

In France, it's more like $20,000. Add another $20,000 for an instrument
rating, if you want that.

In France they use the Euro.

Mxsmanic wrote:

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Europeans have a stronger sense of social stratification and inherited
entitlement, so only the nobles are expected or permitted privileges such as
flying their own aircraft.

Rubbish. My high school maths teacher had her own aircraft- a 4 seater
cessna. She flew me and another school friend from Dundee to Orkney once
so we could make it for a playing gig- plus a day trip to Shetland from
there.

Maybe you should get out of your miserable Parisien "chambre de bonne"
and talk with real people for a change? Maybe go to a local airfield?
You'd realise quite quickly that your suggestion above is risible, and
it might help you stop projecting your own pitiful financial
circumstances onto everyone else around you.

--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www.davidhorne.net
(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins

Wolfgang Schwanke wrote in -
berlin.de:

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

Europeans have a stronger sense of social stratification and inherited
entitlement, so only the nobles are expected or permitted privileges
such as flying their own aircraft.

He's technically right for parts of Europe.
The Vatican is an absolute monarchy.


Bwahawahw!

And they say you guys don't have a sense of humour

Bertie

Hi,

In article ,
wrote:
That's the cost for your ticket in Europe.

(Assuming 55 hours, *not* including the seven tests, materials and ground
school.)

One hour of dual training in the U.K. - $315.27
One hour of single engine trainer rental in the U.K. - $285.27
One gallon of 100LL in Europe - $13.00

It can be done for less. For example, at my school, an hour of dual (tacho
too, so you only pay for about 50 mins when flying for an hour) is UKP 114
(about $227.20 according to XE.com). My ground exams are free, and I'm not
doing any real ground school to speak of (teaching myself from the
recommended texts, which are about UKP 100 or so.

Andy