| You cleaned out your closet and found your list of | | | | first try. |
| goals from five years ago. Right at the top of it: Learn | | | | At one of the flight schools found on the internet one |
| to Fly. What happened? Why haven't you pursued | | | | hour of ground school currently costs $40 while one |
| your dreams? What does a private pilot license cost? | | | | hour of flight training costs $120. So 40 hours of flight |
| You look at your bank account balance, not exactly | | | | time alone will cost $4800. That is after you have |
| awe inspiring but adequate. You could allocate some | | | | completed ground school. Your private pilot license |
| of that money to realizing your dream. Now seems like | | | | cost likely will be between $10,000 and $20,000. Since |
| a good time. What are you waiting for? | | | | your bank account is only moderately large, you can |
| There are large variations in the private pilot license | | | | find ways to reduce your cost such as making sure |
| cost around the country. The number of flight hours | | | | you pass your written tests on the first try by using |
| you log before signing up for your final flight exam will | | | | private pilot practice test software and practicing |
| also affect the cost. The Federal Aviation | | | | specific flight patterns in a simulator before practicing |
| Administration requires at least 40 flight hours but most | | | | them in flight. You have waited to pursue this dream |
| students log many more hours than that before taking | | | | for a long time. You can take a bit of time to find a |
| their test. Twice the required number of hours is not | | | | suitable flight school that will accommodate your |
| unusual. The good news is around 90% of applicants | | | | budget and your time schedule. |
| for a private pilot license pass the flight test on their | | | | |