Costing Example
What it is based on- Figures from a flying school and groundschool provider both of whom happened to have their prices on their website
- All training done in the UK
- Minimum hours on everything
- Cheapest helicopter
- No optional additional training
- ATPL theory exams
What it does not include- Normal day-to-day expenses
- Any additional expenditure such as accommodation during training, medical revalidations, chart replacements and so on
Why it is unrealistic- It would be unusual to do every bit of training in minimum hours, and even more so to budget on doing that!
- Most people would want to experiment with different helicopters or schools, or take additional training at some point
Why your training costs will not necessarily be the same
I could do ten more of these and come up with totally different prices
- You might buy different PPL theory books
- You might choose a different school, or negotiate a better price
- You might want to do CPL exams rather than ATPL exams
- You might want to fly a different helicopter
- You might go abroad for part of your training
- You will have other expenses unique to your own situation to factor in
- I might have missed something out
etc...
This is not a price target, and I am not suggesting that this is the best way to do your training. It was merely a snapshop after 10 minutes on the internet.
Medical
£-- 310.00 -- Initial Class 1 Medical
PPL
£11,473.88
-- 45 hours training (prepaid discount)
£
---205.63
-- 7 x Written Exams
£
---123.00
-- Books for written exams
£
---146.88
-- Training for the Radio licence
£
- - 33.48
-- 2 x charts + pens
£
- - 18.80
-- Kneeboard
£
- - 73.50
-- CRP-5
£
- - 290.81
-- 1.5 hour aircraft rental for test
£
- -199.75
-- Examiner Fee
£
-- 164.00
-- CAA Licence Issue Fee
Theory
£ 2,100.00
---ATPL Distance Learning Groundschool
£
- 806.00
---13 x CAA theory exam fees
Hour Building
£18,849.94
---103.5 hours of Self Fly Hire
CPL
£ 9,781.88
-- 35 hour CPL course including night
£
--290.81
-- 1.5 hour aircraft rental for test
£
--712.00
-- Examiner Fee
£
--216.00
-- CAA Licence Issue Fee
Total Cost £ 45,796.36 inc VAT where appropriate
Remember the ultimate responsibility for ensuring you have sufficiently budgeted for your training lies with yourself, not with a post on the internet!
