PPL for real...?

[Merritt]

Well, after reading all the bumpf during the middle of last year and looking at all the costs I started my PPL in Nov'06. I got my PPL on exactly 45 hrs in August so thought I would share exactly how much it cost & how many cancelled lessons were involved.
The costs include everything from membership fees, exams, headsets, landing fees for X-country etc from start to finish. The doc can be found here:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/steveb....t/PPLcosts.xls
Here is a list of cancelled lessons. This includes all cancellations where I had less than 48 hrs notice (i.e. weather, illness, work etc).
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/steveb....ed_lessons.doc
I have also written an automated log book which autocalculates costs / hrs etc which I will share with you all but need to put some instructions on it first
Cheers
Steve

[IO540]

Very interesting - thank you for posting this.

You've done very well to do it in 45hrs, and your cost is probably about average.

[hooligan88b]

£155 / hour dual, flippen heck, was it a gold plated plane??!

[Merritt]

£155 / hour dual, flippen heck, was it a gold plated plane??!

Ah ok - if you are referring to the 20th April - I just checked my reciepts. I also bought a couple of small things from the shop which I have forgotten to list. Hourly rate was £144.53 dual

Cheers

Steve

[JUST-local]

Well done!

You were obviously one of the organised people doing plenty of home work.

It only gets better from now.

[Cusco]

Steve, are you SGMINFO?
Cusco

[Merritt]

JUST-local, thanks im looking forward to it

Cusco - sorry but not familiar with that set of letters

Steve

[Cusco]

Fine: that's sorted my query...........

Cusco

[east_sider]

You've done well, I've spent £8k already (52hrs) and still got QXC and GST to go. And I didn't buy a Bose headset either!

[Merritt]

You've done well, I've spent £8k already (52hrs) and still got QXC and GST to go. And I didn't buy a Bose headset either!

Ouch

Word of advice regarding the QXC... Don't plan to do it when there is a major air display on nearby. My two stops from Thruxton were Wellsbourne and Blackbushe... Unfortunately Brize and the surrounding area was completely off limits due to Fairford... Certainly tested my nav skills that day!

Steve