Peter wrote:
OK… yes, we know some 90%+ of pilots really never do leave their own country, but only some of them will be held back by the language issue. Many are held back by now knowing how to. It’s not taught in the PPL.
Depends on the country I reckon. The larger the country, the less people will be in need of international flying. Swiss pilots would be very restricted if flying only in their own realm. Germans can go on for much longer, so can the French (and there I think you are right, a very large portion never leaves France exactly because of language issues).
The fact that many clubs and schools try hard to discourage longer excursions is however indeed something which should be addressed. How is it that still today the syllabus for a PPL is so overfilled with stuff nobody needs yet students are not taught how to actually do what their license is intended for.
The schools and clubs of course simply don’t want their members to fly too far away. I knew one, didn’t last long though, where you had to ask even to land at a different aerodrome. They did not have a lot of faith by the looks of it, as they were scared if their precious spamcans could brake down, who would fix them away from base. That is garbage. No car rental could survive like that.
Very much agreed with all of that, and my experience confirms it, @Mooney_Driver
Even south east UK to Le Touquet is a daunting piece of work for most PPLs, but once they do it, they see it’s an easy trip and great “value”.
I am told that a flyer needs a QR code on it, so that’s my next job 
One detail I would modify: the current version states “the only European general aviation forum” which is not strictly correct, there are several forums in Europe dealing with G/A, at least partly. The only Pan-European &c would perhaps better indicate what makes this forum unique: having contributors and contributors covering most of Europe.
As for the QR-code: isn’t that only a concession to those too lazy and/or too stupid to actually read and type?
Jan_Olieslagers wrote:
As for the QR-code: isn’t that only a concession to those too lazy and/or too stupid to actually read and type?
Thank you Jan – which category do you put me in?
Why should i type when i don’t have to?
IME, here in the UK, the schools would normally load each plane (on a foreign fly-out) with an instructor. That served two jobs:
But, as you show, schools/“clubs” vary…
Peter wrote:
with the pilot home by Ryanair, is a massive logistical hassle
… entirely paid for by the pilot who didn’t deliver the chartered plane in a school/club that operates under a policy like this:
Peter wrote:
each flight was maximally billed (you sat a pre-PPL in the LHS) as rental + instruction
Entirely not the case at any outfit I know and certainly not the ones I am a customer/member of, because…
.Peter wrote:
But, as you show, schools/“clubs” vary…
