Does this sound right?

Question

Does 50 Grand for just PPL, Instrument, and Commercial sound right? That is without CFI and Multi Engine.

Answer 1

if you have the money then sure

Answer 2

allot more than  what you should be paying. IMO.

heck, if you are serious, come to where I am. Ill train you in my plane for ALLOT  less!!! Even add  the multi ,

Answer 3

I'm out of the loop on primary training costs , but it sounds high. Just want to mention that my last type rating was something like $35k, full retail price (employer paid at the time and at some discount, but still...). When you start getting into type ratings on late model glass cockpit bizjets, it makes primary training costs look like a bargain. But check around. There are a lot of training facilities out there. Good luck!

Answer 4

maybe if it included some college, or the CFI+multi engine. but if not then its overpriced

Answer 5

Have you looked at these sites? Check out schools near by and call them or better yet go to the airport and talk to the people there, most pilots love to talk about flying.

http://flighttraining.aopa.org/

In the section Learn to Fly you can select "Choose your Flight School" in the box.

http://www.eaa.org/

Click the "Young Eagles" tab at the top. You can even go on a free flight and get to know some people that can help direct you in the right direction in finding a good place to learn to fly. Ask a lot of questions.

$50,000 sounds high but there are a lot of pilot factories out there that claim to take you from zero time to professional pilot in no time for a set fee. Before you plunk down that kind of money go to the local airport and get your Private license and then figure out where to go from there.

You can't get all the ratings or the experience you will need over night to become an airline pilot. It is going to take time. If you are lucky 3-5 years. Probably more like 5-10 years.

Answer 6

That's a bit high. Do some shopping. There are places in the USA you can do that for about $30k. Heck, you could buy a decent older airplane for under $30,000 and fly it for 250 hours and still pay less than $50k total, including insurance, hiring instructors and renting a complex airplane for the 10 hours you'll need in one to  take a commercial checkride. And at the end, you'd have those three ratings and still have your own airplane that you could sell or continue building hours in.  That's pretty much what I did, although I already had a PPL when I bought my first plane. That's not a requirement though.

Answer 7

You might want to check around. 50g's is a lot of money.