Getting started, help please
I want to start my flight training soon. There are 3 FBO's around a radius of 40 miles. The first one which is only 8 miles away has a C-152 for $85 instruction is $41/hour. The second school is located about 20 miles away and their C-152 costs about the same. The only difference is I don't have to pay for ground school, I have to do it on my own. The 3rd school located about 40 miles away has a C-152 for $64 and instruction is $35/hour. Obviously it looks like school #3 is the best option, even though I will be putting some miles on my car. I did the math, it still saves me a lot of money. School #1 has a really good reputation, it has been in business for more than 50 years. I have yet to visit school #3 so I don't really know about their reputation. I will cut to the chase. I am a college student and I also plan on working full-time through school. Say I have a budget of $200 for a week to put into flight training. If I went to school #3 is it possible for me to squeaze in 2 lessons for a week and obtain my PPL by the summer of next year? Any suggestions are very much appriciated.