OMG it's out of control! Not to sure how any youngster can afford those $$$
I note with ref to that particular website that the cost for a 172 with either 160hp or 180 hp is the same for a couple of them, odd.
Any wonder that kids off the street are few & far between at those prices.
There's roughly $85-90 diff between solo & dual (C172), I wonder how much of that goes into the pocket of the instructor. Say $60 of that x 30hrs...not bad coin for just sitting there dreaming of that big shinny jet flying overhead
My local Aero club charges I think $160 solo for an older C172 so unless ya can't get to a local airfield then the major dromes are very expensive.
Wmk2