I paid £65-85/hour in the mid-late '80s for C150 and C172s I pay £103/hour for a Warrior now, it is much cheaper comparatively now.
also as a Comparison, as soon as I passed Air Loadmaster Ground school and my pay doubled (£6k-£12k) in October '88 I went out an bought a new Seat Ibiza 1.2 for £6,700 (They had the best deal and most interest in selling to a 19 year old) the same/better spec car is now £8,995, not much of an increase in 20 years!