Breaking down the hourly costs...
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The first post was breaking down the hourly costs.....
All I was pointing out was that all the fixed costs of the school must be covered in the hourley rates, if they are low the aircraft costs may be covered but the school/s club/s are left short.
They could/can also charge a membership/subs but people tend to moan about this as well as the hourley rate being high.
I have found a few places who offer good value for money and it is unlikeley they are making profit from my small contribution.
I have also flown or attempeted to fly at a couple of places who realise this and treat the cusomers poorley, I would rather they put the prices up and improved the service.
Aircraft utilisation, Yes the more you use it the cheaper it becomes. (as has already been done but can be a problem in the UK with WX etc.)
Fixed costs, Fixed but are still lurking in the background and must be paid by the customer
All I was pointing out was that all the fixed costs of the school must be covered in the hourley rates, if they are low the aircraft costs may be covered but the school/s club/s are left short.
They could/can also charge a membership/subs but people tend to moan about this as well as the hourley rate being high.
I have found a few places who offer good value for money and it is unlikeley they are making profit from my small contribution.
I have also flown or attempeted to fly at a couple of places who realise this and treat the cusomers poorley, I would rather they put the prices up and improved the service.
Aircraft utilisation, Yes the more you use it the cheaper it becomes. (as has already been done but can be a problem in the UK with WX etc.)
Fixed costs, Fixed but are still lurking in the background and must be paid by the customer
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I can fully understand why clubs are going out of business.
On a weekday down my club there may be only one or two flights a day! Typically in the form of a flying or trial lesson. It baffles me how the place can stay alive, considering there is always 2 ops staff on hand who's wages need to be paid!
And then as soon as the weather turns bad, boom, a whole day with zero turnover!
On a weekday down my club there may be only one or two flights a day! Typically in the form of a flying or trial lesson. It baffles me how the place can stay alive, considering there is always 2 ops staff on hand who's wages need to be paid!
And then as soon as the weather turns bad, boom, a whole day with zero turnover!
I wanted to post this to get an idea of what the price of a typical flying lesson at the average club is broken down into. I would hazard a guess the majority of PPL students are paying circa £130/hour?
Could someone please tell me what the costs break down into, i.e. fuel, flight instructor rate, maintenance etc. I would really like to find out why it is so expensive
Could someone please tell me what the costs break down into, i.e. fuel, flight instructor rate, maintenance etc. I would really like to find out why it is so expensive
