Originally Posted by
DALFA
You're probably going to save about 30-40% by training in Colorado.
This is way off. I'm sure you can find places that charge that much in the bay area, or boutique schools but typical SOCAL prices are not that high.
Originally Posted by
DALFA
Most places in California (unless you do it in the middle of nowhere) will cost you $120-$130 for the plane and $40+ for an instructor.
My club, which is in the middle of a major metro area, charges $70-80 (wet) for a typical 172. Instructor rates vary, as low as $30 for freelance.
Originally Posted by
DALFA
You learn more and Denver gets 300+ days of sunshine per year.
Sunshine is good. Windshear and turbulence not so much.
Originally Posted by
DALFA
Don't let the "bad weather" myths out there scare you into doing training in California.
I've flown a lot in the DEN/COS area...the wx is usually annoying (one extreme or the other) to those of us flying airliners. It can't be that fun on many days in an ASEL.
Maybe it comes down to skiing vs surfing. Me, I could go either way on that but surfing's cheaper...