Cheeky!
At my club I pay for the hours I fly, the exams I take and any named ground school I sign up for. I've had hours of little chats with my instructor, on no fly days mostly, and they haven't cost me a penny. Especially the first hour where he told me what I'd be paying for and how much everything was likely to cost!
So no, I'd say what you experienced is not the norm, spend your money elsewhere.
Cheers all.
Oh, and the hours you fly are the hours you fly. It all costs the same, and adds up the same in the end. I've had the odd 1.1 hour lesson, and the odd 0.9 hour one, the point is you should only pay for the time you fly, which'll be on the tacho. (I think!)
Last edited by JohnRayner; 26th Jul 2008 at 19:30.
Reason: forgot to mention summink.