Originally Posted by
flyboyshell
I think Congressman DeFazio fails to realize that barbers and nail technicians don't have to pay for every hour they stand in a salon or barbershop. If a pilot builds time in a 172 (worst case scenario, used for this example only) at a rate of $125 (this may vary on location and institute) an hour it would take at least $70K to build the 600 hrs and $212K to build the 1700 hrs. If this were the case I would have had to consider a different career path. This guy has no idea!
Spend $200,00
Or...........
At 250 hours, the candidate continues on and gets his CFI. Then at about 270 hours he gets
A JOB instructing making $20 per hour. He might augment the instructing with
A JOB towing banners or traffic watch. Then sometime around 1000 hours, he starts applying to 135 carriers. After a while, he gets
A JOB hauling checks or boxes making $25-35,000 the first year depending on equipment.
After 2-3 years, he has about 2000 hours and has EARNED MONEY along the way.
Maybe you should get a little better idea
