After a fair amount of work over the past few months, I am finally all set for pilot training in Orlando, Florida. The process has not been as simple as finding a school, paying them and then turning up for the training though. Even though the cost of training is going to be expensive, several hundred pounds has already been spent preparing for this big adventure.

It was last September that I made a four day visit to Orlando, visiting four different flying schools and having a look at the facilities on offer. Instantly, I could eliminate two schools from the list, and I focused my attention to the two remaining ones. Choosing between these two schools was tough, however. I had reasons for liking one and reasons for liking the other. Within a couple of days, my mind was made up.