Thanks all for the replies!
I just spent the lunch hour visiting a couple of GA + RAAus flying schools, and what I gathered was it will cost a tad less to go via RA-Aus route (about $2k). However, what I didn't think about, and it is now became a part of my things to consider, is the cost of hiring RA-Aus aircraft will be significantly cheaper than GA. Since my goal is for recreation, I would like to be able to do cross country, and have the ability to take more than one pax on remote trips or scenic flights occasionally, having the appropriate privileges to operator in both RAA and GA is desirable.
Originally Posted by
gchriste
And last thought, flying is bloody expensive, if you are scrimping on the training now, it wont get any better later when you are still paying $300 per hour wet tacho time for rental for fun,
Yes I understand, but rental doesn't happen every week, it happens occasionally, so $300/hr may only happen once or twice a year, and $200/hr can happen more frequently.