Originally Posted by
SlipIt
National average to obtain PPL is about 75 hrs…. It all depends on time, money, instructor and aircraft availability, weather, etc.
That's a good point. Typically only a real Chuck Yeager will complete ratings right at the mins.
But you can mostly ignore that fact when comparing schools, because if you go 15% over at one school, it will probably be about the same at another school.
It is good to know what they charge for flight hours over the min (there will be a charge). They might rope you in with a low program cost, and then cash in when (not if) you need to buy more hours.
But I would plan on going 15% over on flight hours, so you have the money to finish. If you can do it in less, great, but you don't want to be scrambling for cash at the finish line.