How often do you fly?
 

Guys and Girls!

I was wondering if you could tell me roughly how often you get to fly? Perhaps try and think how many hours you have done in the past 12 months?

I would be interested to know/work out what a rough average is .. happy to also hear from instructors etc, i.e people who nearly fly on a daily basis.

Cheers

Stefan

Personally I have done 130 in the last twelve months . Some of that included an IMC and night rating . This was all part of build up to my sabbatical to the world of ATPL's . It helps considerably getting into a group whether it be equity/no-equity . I went from 120 per hour in a beaten to death terrahawk to 65 ph in a brand spanking new 172 . If I hadnt done that I wud have a third of the hours flown this year than I have.

Why do you ask ?

Once a week
 

Once a week for 1-2 hours so ~ 75 per year, and lately it's mostly Aztec multi time so mucho $$ even in over here. Very rarely does WX get in the way.

- Tim

Professionally I fly probably 3 days a week on average - 600 hrs/year (Airlines), other days for work are standby/positioning/days off down route/sim/classroom. On top of this I average about one day/ fortnight instructing (50-60 hrs pa) and another 20 or so hours pa just flying light aircraft.

FullyFlapped .. because I think it makes an interesting discussion. Keen to hear how often people get to fly and why/why not.

Also plan to do my ppl in July ... + read nearly all the posts on pprune so thought I'd start another on a subject I've been wondering about.

Cheers.

Once a month :(

Never enough !

2006 about 90 hours
2007 only 45 hours largely due to weather
2008 so far I've managed 3, again partly because of poor weather but mostly because of a medical problem that stopped me flying from 8 Nov to 11 March. Fortunately now fully fit again.

All logged in my PA28-235

Here's hoping for a good summer !

Cheers

Lysander

Nice one Good to hear that your health is better LysanderV8!

Great stuff foxmoth! Didn't think that people flying professionally had much time/will to do lots of private flying .. guess it's totally different!

Thx for all the posts so far!

S

About 400hrs a year. Around 250 or so private/business/touring split about 60/40 IFR. On top of that about 120 or so Instructing.

about 180hrs,approx 100 private the rest instructing/coaching.

Will.

Another poster above, whom I have the Highest Respect for and whom I learned a lot from (attitude to flying as well as ability) told me once So, with that in mind

120 hours last year, including time on a Chipmunk, Harvard, Jodel, Aeronca Champ and Chief, lots of time on two different (old) Cessna 150s.

Weather permitting, hope to do more this year.

(thanks Ian, I wonder how many others you've inspired?)

BEX

How do you afford it all?

Hire rates are ££££££££££££££££££££

What is a good way to build hours?

I'm not sure how this information helps you, but if it does, the answer is as often as weather and shifts allow.

180 hrs last year.

Time spent flying is not deducted from your lifespan ....

Nearly ninety last year, C152, C172, C177RG, P66C, Maule, PA18.

Last year I had a banner year, 85 hours. Before family I used to fly >100 hours per year, for a while it was down less than 20. Last year about 30 hours soaring, 10 hours boring around in the C140, a couple hours in the 300CBi, and most of the rest of the time towing. I also started working on the instrument rating late last year, I have been doing about 4 hours/month on the average. Almost all of my instrument training is after dark, after the wife & kids are asleep. Hard to fit everything in.

-- IFMU

Sometimes I think that this perennial question brings out the best in pilots' tendency to exaggerate. If not, all I can say is you guys must all be bliddy loaded....:rolleyes:

Cheers for all the posts so far!

I really enjoy reading these. I would love to one day fly as much as some of you but I would also have to be realistic about the fact that I work 5 - 6 days a week in an office job ... still I would hope to do many more hours than the minimum required to keep my (future) license current.

flybymike: you are right it sometimes seem as if most people on this forum are loaded. Truth is there probably are a fair few wealthy peeps, and then others who are so passionate about flying that they spent a good portion of their earnings/savings on flying. I certainly don't fall in the first category but still hope to do plenty of flying ... only live ones I say!

Thats a subjective view I guess. High hours pilots tend to be owners and the cost per hour is significantly reduced by high utilization. High hours flyers also tend to be involved in teaching and coaching etc. I am an Instructor and an LAA Regional Coach with no child commitments etc. so much easier for me to fly and afford it.

hours
 

About 40-50 hours per year, depending on weather and finances. Fly mostly Super-Cub, Jodel D150 & Super Dimona.