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I'm looking to find what everyone is paying around the country for PPL flight training per hour? I've recently been hit with a sharp increase from my flying club, so much that I'm considering moving flight school.
Mine = £132 per hour + £21 instructor per hour and £9 per landing
Maybe my club is just very good value - I would definately have a search around by the sounds of it and see what better deals you can find, you can afford to haggle a better deal for PPl in current environment.
I'm flying a cherokee at the moment, I am really worried about this. I'm at University while doing this and paying for all the training using my university funds and wages, it's a large jump from the previous prices.
I've had a look at Tayside, and they are quoting £157 for C152 or £162 for a Warrior. Cumbernauld are saying £148, but I've flown at the school before and never liked it much so I'm not wanting to go near them.
I'm waiting on Leading Edge getting back to me with a price.
I know I'm going to come off sounding like a pr!ck, but that has never stopped me in the past....
Over here in the good olde USA I'm paying $95 (48 quid) and hour for an Alarus and $125 (63 quid) for a 172N. Instructors run at $40 (20 quid) an hour on top of that. This is in Albany/Schenectady, NY.
I was thinking of doing some flying when I came to visit the folks at home in the UK, but I was absolutely shocked at the rates. Add on top of that the 'well used' appearance of most options and the ever increasing landing fees.The rental rates is one of the few things keeping me from leaving this bloody place.
I'm very lucky to be part of a private club where fees for Cherokee are around the £95/hr mark including landing fees. Instructors are around £120/hr all in.
Your not sounding like a pr!ck at all, I'm just back from a tour around the world and had the opportunity to visit a few Canadian FTOs who said it would be $7,000CAD for the PPL. Over here I'm going to be paying about £6,000.
I have this theory that I would like to be fully UK trained, but the costs are just becoming ridiculious.
pipertommy,
Yeh I was going to join them previously, because I flew with them a number of times when I was in the cadets (many years ago), the problem is I've just joined the Strathclyde police as a special so I'm not sure I can join the reserves.
Graham,
Sorry. I mean £8 and yes I'm at Prestwick. I love prestwick, it's got amazing instructor, amazing airport to fly but the costs are pretty much forcing me out!
I can't wait to see the CPL costs when I start that
Yeah, i did some training at Cumbernauld, and although the hourly rate is slightly cheaper than Tayside, the landing fees soon mount up.
After having a bit of a break (to save funds, get my class 1 medical etc). I'm now looking to move to Tayside, as they seem to be the best option for me aswell. Have only heard good things about them aswell.
Yeh, I've been told the Leading Edge rates and they aren't any good either. My other option is to fly the Bolkow Bo208 at Prestwick. It's old, but apparently good fun to fly.
Check out Highland Flying Club in Inverness. If you can be bothered to travel you can fly for £107 including landing fees. Apparently they can also offer cheap and cheerful accommodation for £10 a night.
Inverness is something I would be interested in, but the 3hr journey time to get there is a bit much. Unless I was to save up all year and blast the hours during the summer, but you know what the weather is like.
Piper Warrior in the South West (ish) - £148 per hour take off to touch down including allowance for taxi.
Very rarely pay full whack though. Excellent school and instructors (mine is a retired B747 captain), just found out he is leaving in 4 weeks time. Gutted
The police is my backup career, but then I could get more flying from it. If I decided I wanted to join the UAS the selection isn't until Sept which means if I failed I couldn't join the Police or the UAS.
If only things were easier!
[Edit] I've just realised that I know someone in the Specials whos also in the TA.
360,
I'm the same, my instructor has informed me today that he plans on leaving at the end of the year hes ex-mil instructor. However there are plenty of other good instructors there, just the cost is the problem.
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