Thomas Borchert writes:

Much less. 10k will buy you something halfway decent.

We may have different standards of halfway decent.

And yes, you can take-off from the nearest strip without
formalities except having the certificate.

Ah yes ... the $15K certificate that requires perfect health.

Oh, and you could do that in France, too. Maybe you'd pay
15k.

For the license alone, yes, according to what pilots here in France
have told me. In general, you can multiply U.S. prices by 2-3 or
more.

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