How much did you spend of flight training?

[chjack]

dca also lists credit cards as an option. nothing like 20% interest on the payback.

 

[GCD]

I got paid $25K to learn how to fly.

 

[Occam's Razor]

I had to work our farm like a slave so my old man would teach me to fly in our 7AC.

Does that count?

 

[landlover]

pvt-mei 2001-2002 $24,995. about 20k for college.

 

[Tantrum]

Total for me was about $16,500 for everything through MEI in 99-01. I just went to the local flight school. I maybe only paid for a couple hours of ground school...self studied for all ratings on my own and instructors were comfortable signing me off. Also struck a deal with the owner for a 50 hour block of 172 @ $60/hr wet and a 150 hour block of 150 @ $38/hr wet. He also gave me 10 hours PA44 @ $100 since they had just put in new engines and needed the break-in time before they could instruct in it.

It never ceases to amaze me when I see people spending 2-10 times more than what I spent for the exact same things. Support your local flight schools...they will treat you much better than the pilot factories and will cost you thousands less.

 

[lowlycfi]

Support your local flight schools...they will treat you much better than the pilot factories and will cost you thousands less.

Agreed. Paid about $5000 for private, instrument, commercial in the early 90s. Multi was about $1000, CFI was about $500, CFII was about $300, MEI was about $500.

BBA from University of Texas was less than $5000 in the early 90s. Never added a rating unless I had the money in the bank to pay for it.

Having a full time job the whole time ensured that I never had any debt from flight training or college. Some of these "student" loan payments I hear about are twice what my mortgage payment is. Yikes.

 

[GCD]

Wow! As much as some of you have forked out, I'm glad our rich uncle paid me to learn how to fly.

Of course, we know only losers join the military. Right?

 

[Hawker dude]

Got my CFI in 1973, GI Bill paid 90%, cost me about $125, I rented a C-150 for $5.00/hr dual. Paid $275 for my ATP in a Grumman Tiger in 1978. That is all the flight training I have paid for.

nice grandpa. how's the AARP magazine.

 

[ratherbeflyen]

99-01, 0 time - comm, inst, perf, comp, tailwheel... 26K from 141 school. CFI, CFII, Multi... 4k part 61. Paid cash for it all.

 

[crxpilot]

ahhh,,,,,,,,
remember Bolivar aviation in TN?
Southeastern flight academy in GA?
Airman Flight School in OK?

Some of these may still exist, I dunno....