Cheap people and the examiner fee!!

[NoPax]

I think its a mandatory $1200 in the UK for the CAA examiners, per exam. Not that I was ever foolish enough to pay for any flying there.

 

[ePilot22]

Fees?

DEN area is $350 for a private, instrument or commercial single. I paid $400 for the commercial multi add-on, but could have done it cheaper with a different examiner. (Well worth the extra $50 though!)

I think the thought behind the high price for the ride is that (1) you will be prepared to take the ride, i.e no half-assing the effort and attempting to take an exam multiple time, and (2) insurance for the examiner. They tend to have a high liabilty when signing off on a ticket. They have only a matter of hours and one ride to determine that individual's abilities. It all provides for maximum effort and preperation for each checkride.

I did have a FAA guy sit in on my CFI ride (pinked!) and I do believe that DEs are more forgiving, if only because they are human!

 

[MFRskyknight]

For my private pilot checkride, it ended up costing me $600, and the checkride wasn't all that long because I did fairly well on it. At least the DE was pretty nice, he also gave me some college advice. If his advice turns out to be good, then he just saved me $80,000 by not going to ERAU, if he's wrong, he may have cost me alot of money by not getting any good jobs.

$80K to learn how to perform neurosurgery makes sense.

$80K to learn how to earn peanuts pushing knobs and pulling buttons, doesn't.

MFR

 

[User546]

I believe it's $350 here in PHX, except for initial CFI which is more like $500.

Yeap, thats how much it cost me in PHX a couple years ago.

And if you failed, it would cost you half the original price for the retake.

 

[BOHICAgain]

Yeap, thats how much it cost me in PHX a couple years ago.

And if you failed, it would cost you half the original price for the retake.

Buddy of mined pinked the oral..DE would not fly until oral was sat.. 350 for the initial for 1.5 hours in a room...then 250 for the recheck for the flights...

beware floridian students of DE L@rry Thomas

 

[wheelsup]

Buddy of mined pinked the oral..DE would not fly until oral was sat.. 350 for the initial for 1.5 hours in a room...then 250 for the recheck for the flights...

beware floridian students of DE L@rry Thomas

It's worth the travel time to use Bob Raskey. Heck, I'd travel from Washington State to do a checkride with that guy.

~wheelsup

 

[moxiepilot]

raskey's one cool cat

 

[gkrangers]

It's worth the travel time to use Bob Raskey. Heck, I'd travel from Washington State to do a checkride with that guy.

~wheelsup

Raskey is awesome...did my instrument ride with him.

 

[A Squared]

$80K to learn how to perform neurosurgery makes sense.

$80K to learn how to earn peanuts pushing knobs and pulling buttons, doesn't.

Gonna be tough to find a medical school which will cost only $80k total (including premed). That's what tuition alone will cost for one year at some medical schools.

 

[flydrummer]

Gonna be tough to find a medical school which will cost only $80k total (including premed). That's what tuition alone will cost for one year at some medical schools.

Maybe if you go to school in Mexico

 

[say again]

Man, I'm glad I have all my certs. F-ing expensive. $150 in FL up to Comm ME and $200 for CFI!!! (back in 1999) :erm: ATP was free from company!!!

 

[Al Coholic]

Rasky is good, but beware of the fast paced ride. Oral during steep turns and slow flight can be tough for some.

 

[mayday1]

Gonna be tough to find a medical school which will cost only $80k total (including premed). That's what tuition alone will cost for one year at some medical schools.

that's what i was going to say.. try more like $150-$250 for 4 yrs at medical school.

 

[gkrangers]

Rasky is good, but beware of the fast paced ride. Oral during steep turns and slow flight can be tough for some.

Thats it? We did oral, in slow flight, a stall, while holding.

 

[gkrangers]

that's what i was going to say.. try more like $150-$250 for 4 yrs at medical school.

Damnit.

How the hell can anyone afford that?

I won't compla...ok I will still complain about my tuition, but damn!