| is article I am going to add the total cost of a private | | | | 11.1 Hours Dual Instruction @ $165 Per Hour |
| pilot license up for you. As you can see from breaking | | | | 2.5 Hours Ground Instruction @ $45 Per hour ( Flight |
| your private pilot training down into three sections and | | | | Instructor ) |
| then adding in books and materials, this is probably | | | | 5 Hours of Solo Flight Time @ $120 Per Hour |
| quite a bit higher than most flight schools will lead you | | | | 11.1 Hours Dual Instruction $1,831.50 |
| to believe. | | | | 2.5 Hours Ground Instruction $112.00 |
| Like I said there are a lot of great flight schools out | | | | 5 Hours of Solo Flight Time $600.00 |
| there and then there are a lot of bad ones. The key to | | | | TOTAL# 3 $2543.00 |
| the entire process is planning and researching. From | | | | Private Pilot License Flight Test Preparation Cost. This |
| the other three articles here, I have put down all of the | | | | is the cost to get prepared for your flight test. |
| costs together to come up with a realistic cost | | | | 3 Hours Dual Instruction @ $165 Per Hour |
| estimate for you.This way you can understand what | | | | 5 Hours Ground Instruction @ $45 Per hour ( Flight |
| you are getting into before you start spending money. | | | | Instructor ) |
| Once again I will use an aircraft rate of $120 Per hour | | | | 10 Hours of Solo Flight Time @ $120 Per Hour |
| For a C-172 and $45 for the Instructor Since that is | | | | Flight Test Examiner Fee |
| what I charge. Remember you will find many different | | | | Flight test (airplane) |
| rates in different areas of the country so just use my | | | | 3 Hours Dual Instruction $825.00 |
| numbers as a guide for you. After you read this you | | | | 5 Hours Ground Instruction $225.00 |
| can use the cost estimate workbook at the bottom of | | | | 7.5 Hours of Solo Flight Time $900.00 |
| the page to plug in the rates for the aircraft and flight | | | | Flight Test Examiner Fee $400.00 |
| instructors in your area. | | | | Flight Test (airplane) $180.00 |
| Private Pilot License Books and Materials Cost. This is | | | | Total # 4 $2,530.00 |
| all the books and materials needed for your pilot | | | | Total Private Pilot License Cost. This is everything all |
| training. | | | | added up. This will give you a realistic idea of what a |
| Private Pilot License Kit $200.00 | | | | priivate pilot license will cost you. |
| Aviation Medical $100.00 | | | | Now when we add all of this up we get the following |
| Headsets $290.00 | | | | cost Estimate: |
| Total $590.00 | | | | Books and Materials $590.00 |
| Private Pilot License Pre Solo Cost. This is the Cost of | | | | Pre Solo Flight Training $3030.00 |
| your Pre Solo Flight Training. | | | | Post Solo Flight Training $2543.00 |
| 17 Hours Dual Instruction @ $165 Per Hour | | | | Flight Test Preparation $2530.00 |
| 5 Hours Ground Instruction @ $45 Per hour ( Flight | | | | TOTAL $8693.00 |
| Instructor ) | | | | So you can see this is probably more than most flight |
| Total Dual Instruction $2805.00 | | | | schools will lead you to believe. There are some |
| Total Ground Instruction $225.00 | | | | honest one out there. You just need to research |
| TOTAL # 2 $3030.00 | | | | before you start flying. Remember you want to plan |
| Private Pilot License Post Solo Cost. This is all the Post | | | | and then get your private pilot license in the most cost |
| solo training required before you go on solo cross | | | | effective manner. |
| countries. | | | | |