Originally Posted by
lifter123
Adjusting for inflation, I'm sure it was still a big cost back then, too. Fuel costs have really been a driving factor in the cost of flight training, especially 1-2 years ago. It's definitely a big investment, but definitely do-able if you're smart about it. Barriers to entry are high for other professions as well...my wife and I are looking at 100K+ for her grad school
Agreed - but I am amazed at the prices I see on this forum. Someone in this thread listed ~$250/hr for a Seminole. I paid $110/hr for a Seneca II to train for my ME rating and that was the most expensive trainer on the airfield (there were only two ME trainers I think and the other one was a Duchess and less costly).
I think I paid $35/hr (wet) for the C-152 and $62/hr for the Arrow that I enjoyed flying. Of course the minimum wage I was making was $3.25/hr too
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