Originally Posted by
modularlover11
I'm confused how you got £42,920 for zero to fATPL
It's just maths. Maybe follow through with a calculator.
Originally Posted by
modularlover11
why is instructor £60?
Because you have to pay them, and schools make a lot of their profit on dual instruction. If a school charges £210 for dual and £150 for solo then you're paying (210-150=60) extra to cover the cost of the instructor. [/QUOTE]
Originally Posted by
modularlover11
Getting a PPL itself needs 45 hours of minimum hours, at stapleford its £210 per hour in a cessna 152. £210*45 for the ppl + landing fees + test fee it would set you back more than £12k, and thats just the PPL.
A couple of points: Firstly there is usually a solo price and a dual price. It looks like they're charging dual for the whole 45 hours. However it's including VAT so not unreasonable. Secondly 210×45 = 9450 and Stapleford are currently offering 45 hours for £8977.50 total, including landing fees. Certainly not £12k.
Using
their numbers for all the SE work and flying a Technam to save a bit more:
PPL first 45 hours £8764. SEP @£143, MEP @£450, instructor @£62:
£8764 + (143hrs x £143) + (12hrs x £450) + (67hrs x £62) = £38,767 - which is even less than my estimated figures.
Add £1000 to upgrade to a complex single for 5 hours for CPL and your total cost for aircraft, instructor and landing fees will be less than £40k (and that's at school prices! You can save a lot more by using TMG, foreign flying, non-equity share,
negotiating etc).
The remaining costs will be Medical, flight tests (but not aircraft rental!), ground school, exams and licence issue.