Originally Posted by
hargreaves99
$1,800 plus travel plus hotels etc is an lot to find for a new R22 CFI looking for work, and lots of employers in the USA expect you to have the RHC course done in order to apply for jobs
The $1800 was for the R44 course.
The R22 course is listed as $1133.
If your budget is $1800 a year, in modern money, in these parts, thats about 4 or 5 hours of rental in a R44, and that isn't enough for currency and proficiency. Costs have more than doubled in 10 years. Probably safe to say that you wouldn't be the target market and it doesn't reflect any Robbie drivers I know. Helicopter flying is not value for money, and if you can't afford the hours or training it is probably better to consider fixed wing instead.
As a percentage of total spend to obtain a license, $1200-$1800 is barely scratching the surface.