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Old 11th July 2011 | 19:53
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RTN11
 
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If they are asking for all that up front, I would run a mile. Should the school enter any financial difficulty with £5k of your money, you'll never see that money again.

If it's an hourly rate at £131 an hour, that's pretty good. Things they haven't included:

Full student ground pack about £200
Medical, about £100
test about £300
licence issue £150
radio practical, £150?
Petrol to and from the airfield, including wasted trips when the weather wasn't good enough...?

Plus the fact the average PPL is more like 50-60 hours, so whatever the hourly rate is after your initial 45 hours.
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