Hi,
Canadian situation based on Boundary Bay Airport (
www.czbb.com):
- ground school (40 hrs min) - ~$300 (CAD)
- books and other material - $300 (CAD)
- 1 hr flying in a C172 (solo) - ~$110-$125 (CAD)
- 1 hr instructor (add on top of the plane cost)- ~$45-50 (CAD)
- 1 hr fuel surcharge - ~$5-7 (CAD)
He will need at least 44 hrs of flying to qualify for the license (12 hours min must be solo) - official info is at
http://www.tc.gc.ca/air/menu.htm. Realistically, people fly about 60-70 hours before they get their license (average - yes, there are exceptions). You can calculate the costs.
Before your son starts considering the canadian option -- figure out how he's going to convert the canadian PPL into a JAR PPL (EU). I'm facing this issue right now...