Thought I'd add my tuppence worth aswell from the other end of the training.
PPL: Started flying in New Zealand whilst there on work. So the living costs were negligable. Cost for PPL + Night Rating + 90 hrs TT = £4000
Hour Building: Came back to sunny ol blighty, bought a share in an aircraft that became both my best friend and nemesis. Cost £2500 for a share. 85 hours at £40, £50 a month for two years, plus numerous expensive annuals
. Came to a grand total of £7580. I did sell my share and make back £1500, so in the end we will call it £6000. (Running Total = £10000). Was working so negligable living costs again.
ATPL Theory: 8 months full time at around £700 a month living costs (thank you london
). Cost £2450, plus 15 exam sittings at £50 a pop, cost a total of £8800. (Running Total = £18800).
CPL: Last summer. Opted for the non multi option. Done with 15 hours complex and 10 hours simple. Course cost a shade over £4000, took just under a month so living costs £700. One skills test and a partial resit (don't mention circuits to me
ever ) plus aircraft hire was a cool £1400
. Oh, and £185 to the CAA for licence issue. Total £6280 (Running Total = £25080).
FI: Last summer. Done again in one month and 30 hours. Course was £5400, plus £700 living costs and about £250 for test and a/c hire. And the obligatory CAA fee (£100 i think) came to £6450. (Running Total = £30530).
Throw in a couple of medicals, plus an initial so another £600. (Running Total = £31130).
Finally Started earning some money after that.......
ME/IR: Jan this year: Done in 50 hours on the nail (thanks to the school, who were nothing short of fantastic), including 26 hours multi IR, 6 hours multi for the MEP plus CAA test fee and all landing charges came to a whooping total of £14000. (Running Total = £45130).
If you could have got some charitable person to cover my living costs, the actual training work out at £38000, but i was fortunate and didn't need to touch my
contingency money
I have never sat down and worked out how much this has cost me over the years. I think I need to go and sit in a darkened room for a while.
