Not sure what you were studying at University but a graduate salary may have actually helped you secure the funding to do flight training, especially if you were studying a decent subject.
Light aircraft instructing is not something you can make a living from and to train as an FI will cost you at least 20,000 with careful planning.
Training comprises PPL (3000 overseas, about 6000 at a UK club)
100 hours of hour building (possible 3 to 4000 overseas, you may be able to get 65 an hour on an hour building rate in this country).
Night rating needed for CPL issue (6 to 700 pounds).
ATPL or CPL exams, about 1600 for the distance learning course, 750 pounds in exam fees.
CPL course (5000 in the UK, possible 3000 in the US), assuming you complete in minimum time at first attempt.
FI course (5000 in the UK), this doesn't include flight test fees (650 for the CPL flight test, probably gone up again actually),
If you want to make a living from instructing you would need to progress to multi IR instructing, which means you will need an IR, after a period of ppl instructing then do 30 hours of multi engine hour building, a multi and IRI upgarade on your instructors rating hence your training cost will come out at the 40 - 50 000 mark.
IR 10 to 12000,
Instructing full time to get restriction lifted (possibly only paid 15 pounds per hour flown)
IRI upgrade 1500 pounds
30 hours multi engine (3000 in the US, but factor in travel expense and such forth , thereofore 4500)
MEI upgrade 1500 to 2000 pounds.
GAPAN do have sponsorship schemes each year for the instructor ratings, but you will need CPL to apply.
Minimum requirement to do the the FI(r) is,PPL with CPL theory exams passed, 150 hours P1 or a CPL with 100 hours P1. If you want to get paid to instruct you will need the CPL, the 100 hours p1 needs to include 20 hours cross country.
Last edited by portsharbourflyer; 9th March 2007 at 22:11.