PurduePilot
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What is it costing me?
My sanity.
My sanity.
what is it costing you?
- Thread starter Kristie
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I think about $5000 so far toward my PPL. I just did my last solo cross country about 2 weeks ago, now all I have to do to finish is a short flight a night to meet the night requirements. Do a couple of flights with my instructor to brush-up all my skills, take the written and go for my check ride. So basically a few more dollars. I pay $68/hr for a 152 and $40/hr for an instructor. I have some accumulated time from high school, but never got my license so basically had to do everything again. I have no idea how much I spent in high school.
For school, well lets see: I went to one school for 2 years than transferred to my current school which I have been at for 2 and a half. I have one more semester plus 2 classes left to graduate.
Which come too: 2 @ $22,000/yr + 2.5 @ $34,000/yr =
=$129,000 on school so far…and about $150,000 to finish my Bachelors.
For school, well lets see: I went to one school for 2 years than transferred to my current school which I have been at for 2 and a half. I have one more semester plus 2 classes left to graduate.
Which come too: 2 @ $22,000/yr + 2.5 @ $34,000/yr =
=$129,000 on school so far…and about $150,000 to finish my Bachelors.
viper548
Well-Known Member
I added this up as I went through the logbook to show where which flights and ratings came. All ratings include checkride examiner fee. This is through 525TT/105ME, 136 as instructor.
Private $3750 + $600 supplies
Pleasure flights $2100
Private ME $1900
Pleasure flights $3400
Instrument $3700 VA Payment -$2000 Supplies $400
Instrument ME add on $760
Pleasure flights $1850
Commercial $4400 VA Payment -$2650
Commercial ME add on $1000
CFI $ 3000 VA Payment -$1800 Supplies $400
MEI $1500
CFII $ 1050 VA Payment $-600
Pleasure flights $550
CE-500 Type rating $11,700 VA Payment -$5700
Pleasure flights $480
CE-525 Type rating $5000
Pleasure flying $2600
Multi Time building $4100
Total $54,240 VA Payments $12,750
4 year degree @ Utah Valley State College $10,000 VA Payments$5000
Private $3750 + $600 supplies
Pleasure flights $2100
Private ME $1900
Pleasure flights $3400
Instrument $3700 VA Payment -$2000 Supplies $400
Instrument ME add on $760
Pleasure flights $1850
Commercial $4400 VA Payment -$2650
Commercial ME add on $1000
CFI $ 3000 VA Payment -$1800 Supplies $400
MEI $1500
CFII $ 1050 VA Payment $-600
Pleasure flights $550
CE-500 Type rating $11,700 VA Payment -$5700
Pleasure flights $480
CE-525 Type rating $5000
Pleasure flying $2600
Multi Time building $4100
Total $54,240 VA Payments $12,750
4 year degree @ Utah Valley State College $10,000 VA Payments$5000
RiddlePilot
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Private - $9200
Multi - $7300
Instrument (thus far) - $14700 (Estimated completion $15300)
Commercial - Estimated $5200
CFI/II - Estimated $8500
Keep in mind that these are based upon minimum costs in the flight courses.
Plus $9200 tuition per semester, plus $500/mo. living expenses (rent, utilities, etc.)... As I said in another thread, Sallie Mae owns my a**.
Multi - $7300
Instrument (thus far) - $14700 (Estimated completion $15300)
Commercial - Estimated $5200
CFI/II - Estimated $8500
Keep in mind that these are based upon minimum costs in the flight courses.
Plus $9200 tuition per semester, plus $500/mo. living expenses (rent, utilities, etc.)... As I said in another thread, Sallie Mae owns my a**.
RiddlePilot
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Riddle Pilot.
Those numbers are insane...
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They really are. And it's even worse looking at them all listed like that...Luckily about 60-70 hours of multi is included in that, and I do already have about 50 now. Still...
Riddle Pilot.
Those numbers are insane...
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They really are. And it's even worse looking at them all listed like that...Luckily about 60-70 hours of multi is included in that, and I do already have about 50 now. Still...
