| If you have any interest at all in getting a private pilots | | | | get to the point where you have about 25-30 hours of |
| license then you are really going to have to take a | | | | flying time then you really should be ready to consider |
| close look at all the costs that are going to be involved. | | | | your solo flying. It must be remembered that you must |
| You can start doing this by checking out the available | | | | have your solo flying completed before you can do |
| schools within your area. You can ask them to give | | | | your final test. |
| you an estimate of what your course would cost if | | | | You are going to find when you're checking out the |
| you were to take it with them. You must not forget | | | | schools for your training that each of them has their |
| though that there are always going to be extra costs | | | | own specific program. They still have to follow all the |
| that will come up during your training. | | | | FAA criteria. The school is responsible to making sure |
| There are many parts to this particular training course | | | | that their students are able to progress to the point of |
| but there are two major parts that are going to have | | | | graduating. The course programs may vary a little but |
| cost towards them. This will be the one part of your | | | | they all have to reach the end goal. They may vary a |
| course, which is taken before you can fly the plane | | | | little in their priorities. |
| yourself. The second part will be when you are able to | | | | You will find some variation in the costs as well but |
| fly on your own. | | | | probably not that great of an amount. Remember that |
| You are going to have to reach certain levels within 15 | | | | the cost is based on the hours of your actual training |
| different areas these are all covered by government | | | | not on the hours that you are spending in the |
| rules when it comes to flying these are the FAA rules | | | | classroom itself. |
| you also need to decide just what kind of time | | | | Be sure and ask all the right questions when you are |
| schedule you want to put into your training. Some | | | | obtaining your quotes. |
| people want to get through their course quickly and | | | | By shopping around and getting some quotes it will |
| others prefer to take their time. This will be something | | | | give you a clearer picture as to what you will have to |
| that you will have to decide upon according to your | | | | plan towards. By looking at the quotes and adding |
| personal needs. | | | | some extra money to it for the unforeseen costs you |
| If you are prepared to wait for becoming involved in | | | | will be a much better financial position and not have to |
| your solo segment of your course then you can go | | | | worry about finances throughout your course. |
| ahead and do your cross country training. When you | | | | |