Best Place to Learn to Fly?

See, I actually disagree with the idea about learning in busy airspace.
Learn to fly the airplane first, then learn about aviation later. Granted
you have to do all that to get a PPL but the noise and distraction of
radios, other traffic, VORs and all that jazz really distract from the
basics of stick and rudder skills and pilotage.

If I had to do it all over again, I'd learn in a Cub or a Taylorcraft at a
little farm strip in the middle of nowhere, at least until time for my QXC,
then I'd move into a 152 with all the kit and learn how to talk to people.

My .02 worth.

Also, give some thought to Arizona or Florida which have excellent weather
but not the intensity of the traffic that SoCal has.

Shawn
"Ben Hallert" wrote in message
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Southern California. Weather has a huge effect on how often you can
fly. I trained at SMO Santa Monica and was able to fly almost every
day. Now I live in Oregon, and there are nowhere near as many
opportunities.

SoCal all the way. Plus, you get to learn in a busy airspace that'll
prepare you to fly almost anywhere. It's a great learning environment.