Originally Posted by
mr.unemployed
229 total time and 152 actual time in planes
If you have 229 total time what other aircraft licences do you hold? You might be able to credit some of those hours. If you are including simulator time then bad news - your total time is actually 152 and you need to find another 48 hours and to hazard another guess quite a lot of that needs to be PIC.
I suggest 2 weeks in florida doing some intensive hour building. You can rent a cessna 150 for $3000 for a 50 hour block (dry).