Number of Hours...

[rhmaddever]

Question for instructors and students...

What is the HIGHEST number of hours that someone has taken to achieve a PPL (H)?

Would be good to hear from instructors on old students, and posts from those who think they took a greater number of hours than most?

RHM

[g-mady]

My PPL to 80+ hours but I know of several students over 100hrs.
Most seem to be around the 80 mark... so much for the 45hrs min being a target!

MADY

[Camp Freddie]

I saw a guy who was a PPL student who had more than 100 hours and hadnt actually gone solo yet !

however the school were not milking him, he was just really rubbish and depsite the school constantly telling him the best thing to do would be to give up, he insisted on carrying on !

regards

CF

[mongoose237]

It depends on so many variables, student aptitude, instructor aptitude, type used, frequency of training, weather, student's attitude (end-goal orientated or wants to enjoy the training for its own sake).

Comparison with other students is inevitable, particularly within a busy school, but in my experience quite detrimental and totally irrelevant. But to answer your question, I've seen 39 hours up to 100+ hours.
(And I've also known of one or two tenacious students like CF mentions!)

[Whirlygig]

OK, here goes.

83 hours rotor start to rotor stop; 67 (ish) actual flight time. Solo at 45 hours.

Big fat hairy deal; it's still flying time as far as I'm concerned!! :ok:

Cheers

Whirls

[Flingwing207]

:eek: I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP!
A guy flying out of a nearby airport, 280 hours, still a student pilot. Also owns two helicopters and a very successful auto-repair business. His instructor just keeps him current and keeps signing the solo endorsement. Don't ask, don't tell. :hmm:

(and no, I am not his instructor)