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Originally Posted by SnareMV17 
The original plan was to attend ATP, but since I started looking, ATP's price has jumped 10k. Since I've been reading these boards as well as a few others, I've since decided to look at other options. San Jose State's flying club, the "Flying Twenty", rents it's planes for $75/hr and instructors for a max of $25/hr for students, faculty, and alumni. I just recently decided to look into doing some of my training there. Perhaps at least for the PPL. |
This is EXACTLY what I did, and for many of the same reasons you outlined above. Those rates for planes and instruction are EXCELLENT for the Bay Area. Do they bill on Hobbs time or Tach time?
There are other avenues for financing, etc. Only you can decide what's right for you, but in my humble opinion, I think what you're doing is a sound plan. At those rates, if you study hard, you can get your PPL done for under $6K and move on from there.