I called my local airport today and they said flight instruction is $91/hr with the instructor, then once you start soloing its $55/hr.
I figured instruction would be a one time payment, not by the hour.
I called my local airport today and they said flight instruction is $91/hr with the instructor, then once you start soloing its $55/hr.
I figured instruction would be a one time payment, not by the hour.
I called my local airport today and they said flight instruction is $91/hr with the instructor, then once you start soloing its $55/hr.
I figured instruction would be a one time payment, not by the hour.
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91 per hour is a bit steep, but that sort of depends on your areas of the country.
LC
If you can guarantee me the number of hours it'll take for a student to meet the standards, I'll guarantee them a flat rate. Unfortunately there's no real way to tell how long it might take any one student to "get it." That's the flight instructors job - to figure out what needs to be said, done, and demonstrated to a student to get inside their heads. Sometimes it happens rather easily, sometimes it might take considerably longer. I for one took what felt like forever to solo, but once I got that down, the rest came easily.
91 per hour is a bit steep, but that sort of depends on your areas of the country. It's worth asking multiple flight schools what the going rates are.
Best of luck!
LC
Alright, I'll look into it a little farther. I'm still a complete noob at this, so is it as simple as signing up for the instruction?
$91 per hour with instructor is less than I pay for just the plane, so yes, that is cheap. All FBO's around me charge $45-$50 an hour just for the instructor, $100 minimum for the plane.
A club rate means you pay a lump sum towards the club, then get a cheaper rate. I have never been in a club personally so I dont know exactly how all that works.