Fuel prices affecting pilot training?

[gkrangers]

pretty steep. what airport is that at?

The 152 is at KBLM.

 

[RipCurl]

We're 65/hr for the C150, 108/hr for the hawks, 150/hr for the DA40, and 210/hr for the Duchess. Oh yeah, the Baron is 398.

Instruction is 45 or 55 depending on the experience / qualifications of the instructor.

All rates are wet and there is no surcharge. Fuel surcharges and other hidden fees are bogus IMO.

I wish the flight schools would just charge a dry rate and have people fill up when they got back.

We get a pretty hefty break on fuel because we buy so much of it on our account from the FBO. If everybody just had to fill up on their own it would probably add 10-15% to the operating cost for the renter.

 

[cobraman]

Falcon at KSFB is 18bucks for a C-172. A little steep in my opinion.

 

[Zak3056]

I'm paying $68/hr wet for a 172M, $22/hr for the CFI.

 

[Gryphon]

8/hr for a Single, 16/hr for a twin fuel surcharge.

Oh and 55/hr instruction, up from 45/hr.

A school I used to fly at is under new ownership, and is charging 85/hr for a POS 152.

We get 80, bro...

 

[gkrangers]

We get 80, bro...

Eagles View is charging 80? That is such highway robbery.

I was paying 64/hr wet for a 172R, and 72/wet for a 172SP (GPS, MFD, all that jazz, and nothing older than 2000) in Florida a year ago...