Originally Posted by
N1CEandS1MPLE
I have been researching into flight schools and something clearly stands out ... its expensive.
You want to know how your flight training can get really expensive (above and beyond what you think is expensive already)? Don't study. I can't tell you how many people drag out their flight training because they simply don't put the effort into studying the materials and come to flight lessons unprepared.
If you're going to use a local flight school, you can do it on the ultra cheap by studying the hell out of the FAA handbooks (FREE from
FAA: Home) first before you even step into a flight school asking questions. That is, unless you need to pay someone to read to you.
Nothing in flight training is difficult. There is just a lot of information to absorb. Thus, if you're not going to focus on studying and staying on a regular flight training schedule (2-3 flight events per week minimum), then you'll discover like many have before you that it is a LOT more expensive than what the sales guy is trying to sell you right now.
Good luck!