Originally Posted by
CAPILOTAIN
These numbers are based on 10 years of full-time teaching and over 6000 dual given. I agree that they are slightly high, but the average student will typically need to be spoonfed a lot of material. Most people don't have the drive to push themselves. These numbers could be split in half if the student prepares correctly, but most don't. Also, these numbers are based on flying out of a highly populated area which increases both the need for ground and flight training...and the hold short you're number 8 for departure costs. Another thing is that the downside to having so much teaching experience is that I have a lot to teach :-). You truly get what you pay for.
I've paid 2.5 hours of ground from 0 to CP. That was my oral prep for my checkrides and oral part of my complex endorsement. So I'd say these numbers could be slashed to 10th _if_ the student prepares correctly. I can only imagine how many don't. It's a lot of work.
In my experience, CFIs with ONLY CFI experience, no matter how much of it, don't have much to teach. Real experience comes from flying in the system, for real. (this wasn't aimed at you, just a general observation).