cost of training in 1977 (in USA), enjoy!
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cost of training in 1977 (in USA), enjoy!
THE COST OF LEARNING TO FLY
Flight instruction costs (like the wages paid to pilots) vary throughout the country. Instruction is generally much less expensive in the South and Southeast than it is in the North or West, although you can count on paying pretty nearly $25 an hour (that includes the plane, gas, oil, and an instructor) no matter where you go.
Here—roughly—is what the various licenses and ratings will cost you:
Private (complete) $1,000
Commercial & Instrument (complete) $4,500
CFI & CFII $1,500
Multi-Engine $ 800
Seaplane $ 300
Bear in mind, when looking over these prices, that about 75% of what you spend on flight training goes for plane rental, fuel, insurance, etc. If you were to buy your own aircraft and take instruction in it, you couldconceivably- cut your training expenses in half.
Flight instruction costs (like the wages paid to pilots) vary throughout the country. Instruction is generally much less expensive in the South and Southeast than it is in the North or West, although you can count on paying pretty nearly $25 an hour (that includes the plane, gas, oil, and an instructor) no matter where you go.
Here—roughly—is what the various licenses and ratings will cost you:
Private (complete) $1,000
Commercial & Instrument (complete) $4,500
CFI & CFII $1,500
Multi-Engine $ 800
Seaplane $ 300
Bear in mind, when looking over these prices, that about 75% of what you spend on flight training goes for plane rental, fuel, insurance, etc. If you were to buy your own aircraft and take instruction in it, you couldconceivably- cut your training expenses in half.
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In the eighties when I was looking into go to the States for training. The costs were in and around $20,000. But $20k might as well have been $100k because there was no way in hell I was going to raise that amount. Ironically these days, it is relatively easier to raise the $100k or so needed for an integrated course.
