How does one add flight hours?
 

I'm 16 and will be flying on a piper warrior aircraft soon, I was wondering how trainee pilots log hours. Like how much would someone have to pay per hour to hire a aircraft?

Piper Warriors these days run between 110 to 130 per hour. Also depends if that's a "wet" rate (fuel included) or "dry" (you buy the gas you use). A new plane in a larger city will go for more and a plane in some out of the way town could be less but could be just barely airworthy too.

Based on the fact that you said "hire" and not "rent" I'm making the assumption that you are not in the USA. Therefore you will probably pay significantly more than that $100-$140 that we would pay for a Warrior in the USA. Best thing to do is to call local flight schools where you are planning to train and ask...

Wouldn't that rate cost you like several thousand dollars? How long did it take you guys to gain 40 hours for your PPL

I think 50 hours is a more realistic goal to shoot for. That way, if you have the money for 40 hours but get to that point and need more time before your check-ride, you have the money to do-so. I flew 2-3 times a week and got it at 45 hours, so about 4-5 months.

And yes, it's several thousands of dollars. For the school i went to, the average program was $8,300.00 in a 152.

In the school where I teach, we have airplanes starting at $99 an hour wet (C-172s, Warrior, Katana, and a couple others). We did some research and it looks like our average student is spending close to $10,000 by the time they are done with their private pilot certificate.

If you are looking to go all the way to commercial pilot, expect to spend at last $40,000, and closer to $60,000 when you are all said and done and employable somewhere at a beginning job.

Wow......Just the private is 6-10k. Flying is not cheap.

Yeah but after you get your PPL and CFI license can't you just become a flight instructor and gain the rest of the hours

Yes, that's what many people do.

When asked how much money flying takes, he responded, "Why, all of it!"