Any private pilots on AT?

[jai6638]

so as the topic reads, any private pilots around? If so, whats your home airport?

 

[enyce2k9]

i know my reply is OT, but how much would it cost to get trained to fly say a cessna?

 

[jai6638]

here in CT, its 100 dollars for the cessna and 50 dollars for the flight instruction... so a total of 150 usd an hour approx

 

[EagleKeeper]

N Las Vegas

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: jai6638
here in CT, its 100 dollars for the cessna and 50 dollars for the flight instruction... so a total of 150 usd an hour approx

I think he meant, when all is said and done, how much did you spend? Between ground school, and in flight instruction. I too am wondering, because I would like to get a pilots license.

 

[crab]

Spitfire Airport (7N7) - Pedricktown, NJ

 

[jai6638]

Originally posted by: PowerMacG5

Originally posted by: jai6638
here in CT, its 100 dollars for the cessna and 50 dollars for the flight instruction... so a total of 150 usd an hour approx

I think he meant, when all is said and done, how much did you spend? Between ground school, and in flight instruction. I too am wondering, because I would like to get a pilots license.

ahh my bad... Well i'm not totally done with my training yet but from a brochure I saw at my airport, on average, it would cost 8000 usd ... Then again, this cost varies depending on your skill level and the number of hours you fly...

So far, I have 56 hours and hence, have approx payed 8400 usd ... Am self studying and the only cost from a ground standpoint has been to buy the learning materials ( the whole kit which included the books and a few essential navigational instruments cost me 240 usd ) . I'm probably a month or two away from my checkride so I figure my total cost will average around 10000-11000 usd...

 

[The Stigenator]

Sacramento Executive airport, sacramento ca. Class B.

Instruction cost about 100/hr on a Cessna 152 a little more for a 172.

my thing costs about 5K .. avg. i still got a ways to go.

 

[jai6638]

Originally posted by: TheGoodGuy
Sacramento Executive airport, sacramento ca. Class B.

Instruction cost about 100/hr on a Cessna 152 a little more for a 172.

my thing costs about 5K .. avg. i still got a ways to go.

lucky! You get to train in a class B airport.... Does that mean that once you get your PPL, you are allowed to fly into class B airspace outside your home airport and land at the particular class B airspace airport ( such as LAX,etc ) ?