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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 2
| Hey everyone, new to the forums !! Just a quick question...was wondering how much you spent and how many hours it took for you to get your private and instrument rating?? I figured the best way to get an estimate is through here! Thanx guys! |
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| | #2 |
| Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Columbia, MO (COU)
Posts: 62
| Private took me about 45-50 hrs = about $3500 in a C-150. Instrument was about 55-60 = about $5K in a Warrior. |
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| | #3 |
| Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: chicago
Posts: 4,152
| For me, pvt was 75 hrs; inst was 45 |
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| | #4 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: LAX
Posts: 658
| Private- 40hrs... $3,300 in a C-152 + $300 for checkride just getting starting on instrument/multi [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/spin2.gif[/img] |
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| | #5 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Peterborough, NH
Posts: 1,270
| Private 52 Hours and Instrument 77 TT... about 10 Gs for Both... |
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| | #6 |
| Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia
Posts: 12,426
| Private : 40-something before I was heading for the ride. I don't remember how much, but the 152 was going for $38 an hour when I started, and eventually it went up to $45 an hour.... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Dual was $12-15 an hour!! I'd say between $2800 and $3000, including charts, supplies, headset, etc, etc. Instrument : I had about 160 hours of flight time, but only 17 hours of instrument flight instruction!! It can be done!!!! |
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| | #7 |
| Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 252
| Private took 46 hours in a 152. Total cost including checkride, books, charts, and medical was about $3200. Instrument...I'll be able to answer this one day. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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| | #8 |
| Old Skool | PPL took me about 80, and I was around 170 when I got my instrument. I took my dear sweet time since I was paying as I went and working full time. I started out flying twice a week, twice a day. Then money got tight and I dropped back to twice a week. Then I had to take about a two week break b/c I couldn't even get time off to fly (holidays in a theme park suck). When it got to my instrument, I had to take a month or two off due to lack of $$$. I think I probably paid close to $7000-8000 for everything (books, medical, training, time building). Finding someone that you can buddy up on safety pilot duties can save you a bundle on the IR. |
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| | #9 |
| Old Skool | 35.1 hours for private Didn't really keep track of the instrument ... but probably in the neighborhood of 50 hours (had a problem with a CFI banging up a couple airplanes and then disapearing on me! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]) |
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| | #10 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Santa Clara, CA
Posts: 301
| 49.5 hours, C-152, KNZJ JR |
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| | #11 |
| Old Skool | Private: 55 hrs Instrument: N/A @ Aero-Smith, KMRB |
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