Pilots

[Chaos68]

how much does it cost to go through trainning?  Can someone point me to a good website with any info on becoming a pilot?  Im in the SE Michigan area if someone knows of a good school i could look up?

[B17Skull12]

rgr i got a flyer a while back and about 3000  for private
3500 for instrument
and there was one other.  but i don't think that includes ground school.

[SFRT - Frenchy]

Stop being lazy and go to your local airport.

[cpxxx]

This should help:

http://www.beapilot.com/indexfl.html

Go to flightschools. Check out MI

[Chaos68]

Originally posted by SFRT - Frenchy
Stop being lazy and go to your local airport.

 







thanks cpxx

[LLv34 Jarsci]

Originally posted by B17Skull12
rgr i got a flyer a while back and about 3000  for private
3500 for instrument
and there was one other.  but i don't think that includes ground school.

You´re serious about those prices? Does it include flying hours or do you have to pay them also?

Because PPL (private pilots license) costs about 9k€ in Finland and for Instrument rating , you have to have 100 hours logged. Maybe 10 k€.

In our club we have pretty cheap price per hour, about 90€/h.

But whew I want to move there if flying is so cheap around there!!!

[Gixer]

Originally posted by Chaos68
how much does it cost to go through trainning?  Can someone point me to a good website with any info on becoming a pilot?  Im in the SE Michigan area if someone knows of a good school i could look up?

Best way to go is through the military if your looking to having a career as a pilot. Unless you have strong contacts in the industry I would think long and hard about doing pilot training unless your just looking at PPL.



...-Gixer

[ASTAC]

3000 where?

I've looked into a few times..total cost..without instruments will end up being more like 8000

[Muckmaw1]

I'm looking at about $5000 for a PPL, at least.

That's not including equiptment like Books, Headsets...toys...

But check out Beapilot.com.

You can take an intro flight for $49.00 and see if you like it.

Also, before you sign anything, or pay for anything, ask the guys here. They know.

For example, my brother in law signed up for flight lessons and was ready to plunk down $5700 for training. I looked at the contract and they were training him in a C-172 2000 and charging him $20.00 more an hour than they charged for a C-152!!!

He was all ready to sign up.

These schools are always working some type of angle, so ask before you sign.

[Terror]

Originally posted by Muckmaw1

For example, my brother in law signed up for flight lessons and was ready to plunk down $5700 for training. I looked at the contract and they were training him in a C-172 2000 and charging him $20.00 more an hour than they charged for a C-152!!!

Average price for a C-172 with instructor is $100-$120/hr.  Average flight hours for PPL training is around 60 hours.  And ground school usually runs around $20-$30/hr with average ground school time of 10-20 hours.

So depending on what the $5700 includes (Flight hours and ground school), its a decent price.

Terror.

PS.  $20/hr more for a C-172 over a C-152 is worth it in my opinion.

[Muckmaw1]

What is so different about a C-152 to a C-172 from a standpoint of training that would warrant another $800 to $1600 over a training course?

I fly the PA-28 so I really have no idea but I thought the C-152 was a basic version of the 172 but with 2 seats.

Whats a C-172 2000?

[moose]

$3000 is a bit low..

depending on how profecient you are, it can cost prolly as little as $4000 for the basic PPL (without IFR of course)

for me, the ground school (with books and such) cost $300, then its $70/hr for plane rental and $30/hr for instructor

sofar

11 hours solo - $770
29 hours dual - $2900

So with ground school and the $140 headset I bought, its been about $4k and I'm just waiting to go for my checkride at this point.

Thing is that most people need way more then 40 hours. Its interesting that most of the guys my age at my school are all getting theirs at 40 (and they're good for sure) but the older men and women are not doing so well. Was watching one older woman doing touch and gos and she couldn't land one cleanly, and she had 60 some odd hours. Go figure

[Muckmaw1]

Originally posted by moose
$3000 is a bit low..

depending on how profecient you are, it can cost prolly as little as $4000 for the basic PPL (without IFR of course)

for me, the ground school (with books and such) cost $300, then its $70/hr for plane rental and $30/hr for instructor

sofar

11 hours solo - $770
29 hours dual - $2900

So with ground school and the $140 headset I bought, its been about $4k and I'm just waiting to go for my checkride at this point.

Thing is that most people need way more then 40 hours. Its interesting that most of the guys my age at my school are all getting theirs at 40 (and they're good for sure) but the older men and women are not doing so well. Was watching one older woman doing touch and gos and she couldn't land one cleanly, and she had 60 some odd hours. Go figure

Most woman cannot operaton on 2 axis...ie a car.

You want them to be proficient at 3????

hehe..

[Rude]

Originally posted by Muckmaw1
What is so different about a C-152 to a C-172 from a standpoint of training that would warrant another $800 to $1600 over a training course?

I fly the PA-28 so I really have no idea but I thought the C-152 was a basic version of the 172 but with 2 seats.

Whats a C-172 2000?

You can see over the dash in a 152:)

[Bodhi]

Did mine in 88 for $1300.