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Old 22nd Apr 2016, 19:16
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I am actually creating this thread because I'd like to get some comments about my budget planned for the training that I will start on September 2016.
I want to get a dual qualification EASA/FAA, hoping that it will help me to get a job for exemple in corporate aviation and be able to relocate anywhere in the world.

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Maybe add 5-10% for unforeseen circumstances.
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Not sure what your eating , $2000 for 5 months of food...

I would add a 25% on top of all that easy, the numbers you have quoted are minimums
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. Not sure what your eating , $2000 for 5 months of food...

I would add a 25% on top of all that easy, the numbers you have quoted are minimums
Aye, he is not too far off.
When I was in flight school in the US a few short years ago, we had a food allowance of $35 per week, paid every Friday.
$30 went straight to beer and dancing girls that same Friday and the remaining $5 was used for bags of pancake mix for the next 6 days.
(Pancake mix, for you foreigners: A bag of powder one can mix with water, then pour in a frying pan to make a large number of pancakes. A bag can last for 5-6 days if you are 20 years old)

Needless to say, we were all skinny and enjoyed life with flying, beer and pancake mix.
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Maybe add 5-10% for unforeseen circumstances.
Not sure what your eating , $2000 for 5 months of food...

I would add a 25% on top of all that easy, the numbers you have quoted are minimums

Thank you Wonder 88 and Ersa; I was actually thinking to add 15% on final budget planned


Aye, he is not too far off.
When I was in flight school in the US a few short years ago, we had a food allowance of $35 per week, paid every Friday.
$30 went straight to beer and dancing girls that same Friday and the remaining $5 was used for bags of pancake mix for the next 6 days.
(Pancake mix, for you foreigners: A bag of powder one can mix with water, then pour in a frying pan to make a large number of pancakes. A bag can last for 5-6 days if you are 20 years old)

Needless to say, we were all skinny and enjoyed life with flying, beer and pancake mix.

Thank you for your culinary advice
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Best advice I can offer (as I'm in no way qualified to comment on costs of EASA/FAA licence acquisition):

As with any budget, make sure you include some "sanity money"... even if it is only $5/week, just have something that you can "waste" on frivolous stuff every now and then.

You don't want to end up obsessing over every last penny if you're made the numbers too tight!
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Originally Posted by RHSandLovingIt
Best advice I can offer (as I'm in no way qualified to comment on costs of EASA/FAA licence acquisition):

As with any budget, make sure you include some "sanity money"... even if it is only $5/week, just have something that you can "waste" on frivolous stuff every now and then.

You don't want to end up obsessing over every last penny if you're made the numbers too tight!
Thanks for the advice!!
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