Last year I was paying £105 per hour (at the weekends when it is more expensive and with no block booking discount) in the Midlands, at a quiet field with short runways. So my short field technique is good but I'm not used to flying on controlled airspace or operating in a busy radio environment!
There was never a requirement to orbit or wait for wake turbulence to clear off, but the runways were short enough to mean that touch-and-gos were out of the question.
So you are gaining something training where you are, but it does sound expensive. But if you went somewhere else, you might incur additional travel and/or accomodation costs.
Is flying during the week an option to reduce the cost per hour?
Last edited by tacpot; 1st Jul 2002 at 22:41.