| It often comes as something of a shock to the system | | | | If you are feeling raw about the amount of money you |
| for most people that there are such things as flight | | | | are required to pay, then just take a look at these |
| school, and that they are not for the exclusive usage | | | | running costs: |
| of commercial airline pilots, Army aircraft controllers or | | | | -insurance for yourself and the instructor |
| other associated personnel. Indeed, a significant | | | | -fuel |
| proportion of the clientele who use these schools are | | | | -insurance of the plane you are flying |
| ordinary, private citizens who are either learning how to | | | | -payment for the instructors time |
| fly in their free time as a hobby, to impress friends and | | | | When you consider these various factors, it is fairly |
| family, and or in order to provide them with the | | | | plain to see how and why a block of lessons can set |
| requisite experience for them to become a | | | | you back several thousand of dollars. Hopefully, by |
| professional pilot. | | | | being upfront about the prices commonly levied for |
| The only limitation that may limit your ability to attend | | | | these services, you will be in a stronger position to |
| these schools is the fee schedules that are required, | | | | ascertain whether you do indeed want to go ahead |
| because rest assured, flight school is not a cheap | | | | with it. |
| hobby to participate in and so this discourages pretty | | | | Please note that many schools will be more than |
| much all but the most devoted students to the cloisters | | | | happy to give you a teaser lesson, i.e. in order to allow |
| of aviation academia. | | | | a prospective student whether or not they want to |
| Many people are skeptical about the high prices | | | | attend that particular establishment. Make sure that |
| charges for flying lessons, how on earth can the | | | | you are actually comfortable with the instructor as |
| instructors justify such a ridiculously steep price | | | | there is nothing worse than operating under the baleful |
| regime? When you total up all of the various expenses | | | | eye of a teacher you simply detest. If you are |
| and overheads that will invariably rear their ugly heads | | | | intimidated or uneasy about your instructor how can |
| during the course of the transaction, you can be rest | | | | you hope to learn and progress under that amount of |
| assured that the end amount is very large indeed. | | | | duress? Exactly. Make sure you shop around. |