Holocene
Well-Known Member
Well I'm broke, but this is one particular rating I can't stand to be without.
I already have the 50hrs XC PIC time. I've got a whopping 3hrs hood time from my private.
Written is not a problem.
I can do 20 hours in a sim, leaving me needing 17hrs required sim/actual in a plane.
15 hours of "training" is mandated; perhaps the instructor and I can knock out half of those remaining 17hrs via the 15hrs of training, leaving 8 hours or so for shooting approaches and other airwork, and I'll have to eat the remaining 9 hours or so to complete the sim/actual time.
So, ideally, it's technically possible I may only have to pay for 24hrs to get the rating, plus checkride fee.
24 x say $150/hr plane/instruction = $3600 after the simulator time and checkride fee. Call it $4000.
If I study my ass off, and fly a quality PC-based simulator, does anyone see any problem with me obtaining this rating for only $4,000, or did I miss something???
I already have the 50hrs XC PIC time. I've got a whopping 3hrs hood time from my private.
Written is not a problem.
I can do 20 hours in a sim, leaving me needing 17hrs required sim/actual in a plane.
15 hours of "training" is mandated; perhaps the instructor and I can knock out half of those remaining 17hrs via the 15hrs of training, leaving 8 hours or so for shooting approaches and other airwork, and I'll have to eat the remaining 9 hours or so to complete the sim/actual time.
So, ideally, it's technically possible I may only have to pay for 24hrs to get the rating, plus checkride fee.
24 x say $150/hr plane/instruction = $3600 after the simulator time and checkride fee. Call it $4000.
If I study my ass off, and fly a quality PC-based simulator, does anyone see any problem with me obtaining this rating for only $4,000, or did I miss something???