Rex cadet training
Hi Lodown,
I think I see rex as a way to secure my childhood dream of becoming a pilot. I really enjoy flying.
The other option that my instructor gave me was to spend about $45,000 and he would take me into the commercial arena. Here is what he said :
Just thinking it through... for the flying component you should calculate it
out something like this:
Total hours required: 200 - you can credit your ultralight time against this
You will need to do the flight test (and therefore some of your training) in
an aircraft that can do over 120 kts and has a variable-pitch prop
We can build a night rating and probably an instrument rating into your 200
hours
Roughly speaking:
Grob: 60 hours dual (@200/hour), 40 hours solo (@150/hour)
Cessna C172XP or Cherokee: 30 hours dual (@230/hour), 30 hours solo
(@190/hour)
Cessna C206: 30 hours dual(@320/hour), 10 hours solo (@260/hour).
Thats a total of $42,800 incl GST... not a bad guess eh? You should speak to
an accountant about making it tax-deductible or GST free.
That is a VERY rough indication without taking your prior experience into
account. You could substitute a light twin for the C206 if you like, but I
would bet you as much as you like that your first job will be in a Cessna
206, 207 or 210.
Not many "new" commercial pilots have experience on a Cessna 206 and find
them a bit heavy and hard-to-handle initially. Training with Atlass (ie: me)
would give you a serious advantage there.
Hope that helps
I wouldn't mind just flying on a weekend basis commercially. I guess I am just letting the path unfold in front of me whatever way it might happen.
Jeremy