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East Anglian rates
I think these rates at Conington are now more, but only by a small margin:
Aircraft for Hire from Aerolease at Peterborough Conington Airfield
152 for 100/hr and 142 for an Piper Arrow :-)
Aircraft for Hire from Aerolease at Peterborough Conington Airfield
152 for 100/hr and 142 for an Piper Arrow :-)
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Obi_Wan,
For renting/revalidating etc Conington is always my first choice - I fly their Arrow from time to time, the costs, coupled with the friendly staff make it a fantastic base.
Best value in the country IMO.
p.s. those prices are accurate. 1 year ago the Arrow was £120-£130, and the C152 around £90
For renting/revalidating etc Conington is always my first choice - I fly their Arrow from time to time, the costs, coupled with the friendly staff make it a fantastic base.
Best value in the country IMO.
p.s. those prices are accurate. 1 year ago the Arrow was £120-£130, and the C152 around £90
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Cheaper places
Hi EGKB,
May I suggest you take a look at the clubs at Redhill and the Tiger Club at Lashenden/Headcorn.
I think you will find them usefully less expensive. Biggin Hill always was an expensive place to learn.
Or, as has already been suggested, take a look at three axis microlight flying. The TAMs are much better aircraft and cheaper to boot.
Good luck!
BP.
May I suggest you take a look at the clubs at Redhill and the Tiger Club at Lashenden/Headcorn.
I think you will find them usefully less expensive. Biggin Hill always was an expensive place to learn.
Or, as has already been suggested, take a look at three axis microlight flying. The TAMs are much better aircraft and cheaper to boot.
Good luck!
BP.
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Greetings,
From Redhill im paying for a c172 £220 per hour all extras inclusive. This is for ppl lessons.
I still remember paying £159 all inclusive for a ppl lesson flying a TB10 from London Luton Airport!!!
From Redhill im paying for a c172 £220 per hour all extras inclusive. This is for ppl lessons.
I still remember paying £159 all inclusive for a ppl lesson flying a TB10 from London Luton Airport!!!
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£189/hr for a PA28. Not fun and seriously considering not flying any more until I have access to something cheaper as i just can't justify this cost to myself (let alone the wife! ).
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I belong to two clubs:
Sturgate is £96 for 50 minutes take off to landing for a PA28-180 (they have a 'box' that measues when the airflow over the wings is above a certain amount) and £82 for 152. No landing fees or nonsense.
At Waddo it's £84 hr brakes off/on for a 152, £100 hr for PA28 or 172. Again no landing or approach fees.
Both charge (I think) £25 an hour for instruction.
Darlton gliding club charge £24 hr for a club glider if I remember correctly.
Sturgate is £96 for 50 minutes take off to landing for a PA28-180 (they have a 'box' that measues when the airflow over the wings is above a certain amount) and £82 for 152. No landing fees or nonsense.
At Waddo it's £84 hr brakes off/on for a 152, £100 hr for PA28 or 172. Again no landing or approach fees.
Both charge (I think) £25 an hour for instruction.
Darlton gliding club charge £24 hr for a club glider if I remember correctly.
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At my flying club (Italy):
C152 130euro/h sticktime + five minutes + 10 euro firemen tax
C172 160euro/h sticktime + five minutes + 10 euro firemen tax
Students + 30 euro/h instructor but 5 euro firemen tax
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C152 130euro/h sticktime + five minutes + 10 euro firemen tax
C172 160euro/h sticktime + five minutes + 10 euro firemen tax
Students + 30 euro/h instructor but 5 euro firemen tax
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Damn, today's rental rates are astounding, Back in 96 when i went and got my ppl in LA I decided to buy a 1976 Warrior (150hp) for $16,000 and put it on leaseback to the school I was learning at. They in turn rented it out for about $58 per hour(wet). My 2 brothers, my then wife and I all got our PPL's for about $3000 each . The funny thing is, business slowed up at that time and I ended up living of the leaseback payments for 18 months. That old Warrior paid for itself many times over thank god.
Thinking about today's prices makes me wonder how the hell does an enthusiastic and talented kid from limited resources manage to get his/her foot on the aviation business ladder and become a pilot? the prices are just insane.
Thinking about today's prices makes me wonder how the hell does an enthusiastic and talented kid from limited resources manage to get his/her foot on the aviation business ladder and become a pilot? the prices are just insane.
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I remember umming and arring in '76 when prices went up from £7 an hour to £9 an hour at my local school (they had a Tiger Moth as well at no extra cost....). I decided that gliding was cheaper..........
Mind you it's all about relative costs etc. I think I was earning about £200 a month back then so four hours a month would have been around 18% of my monthly earnings whereas if I fly for four hours a month now it's a lot less than that.
Mind you it's all about relative costs etc. I think I was earning about £200 a month back then so four hours a month would have been around 18% of my monthly earnings whereas if I fly for four hours a month now it's a lot less than that.
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Last summer I paid £2000 for a Luscombe share. (It was a 1/10th share but only about 4 of us fly regularly- great!) I pay £50/month fixed costs inc. hangarage and......£45/hr wet, to fly. Only trouble is, she's a 1947 taildragger. What a bummer!
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Shares seem to be really good value nowadays and it's the only way I can afford to fly the type of aircraft I prefer. There may be insurance difficulty with inital training, but immediately once passed, it's a great way to build up hours and experience with other pilots in the group.