How much did you spend of flight training?

[no1pilot2000]

I many cases, having a college degree is a social norm than a necessity. I got my BS agree in 1998 and it didn't benefit me at all. My friend has no college education and is making a good career in the computer field. All of his training was OTJ and some very lucky breaks along the way!!

 

[pilotyip]

see college degree not required to succeed.

I many cases, having a college degree is a social norm than a necessity. I got my BS agree in 1998 and it didn't benefit me at all. My friend has no college education and is making a good career in the computer field. All of his training was OTJ and some very lucky breaks along the way!!

See a college degree is not necessarily required to succeed. There are many ways to develop marketable .skills besides college, to include OJT, military, and tech schools with a 4 yr degree.

 

[EMBpilot]

1998-2000
College, BS, PPL-MEII - 50K

2001-2004
CFI and first year FO - still sinking into credit cards for another 20K

Zero regrets, dream come true.

 

[LearLove]

1998-2000
College, BS, PPL-MEII - 50K

2001-2004
CFI and first year FO - still sinking into credit cards for another 20K

Zero regrets, dream come true.

from your profile and this post - you started CFIing in 2001 I would guess with around 250tt. Nine years later you've got 14K tt and flown 8 diff. types of transport category aircraft??? Yeah right.

 

[CX880]

I many cases, having a college degree is a social norm than a necessity. I got my BS agree in 1998 and it didn't benefit me at all. My friend has no college education and is making a good career in the computer field. All of his training was OTJ and some very lucky breaks along the way!!

It's not about having a degree, it's about using it. I know people that have gone to prestigious universities that still live with their parents because they chose basket weaving instead of finance.

 

[SoFineSoFLA]

I left an engineering job that paid pretty well, (boring, but well) and took part-time work in order to complete my training. I figure I lost about $40k per year, times the number of years it took me to regain that amount, the cost is too high and too painful to think about!

 

[jmreii]

I completed all my flight training from the late 70's to mid 80's, no comparison to todays prices. Completely different world entirely today!

 

[Ralph Cramden]

I completed all my flight training from the late 70's to mid 80's, no comparison to todays prices. Completely different world entirely today!

Agreed, Private in early 70's cost me $750 including all flight time, ground school, medical and FCC permit. Tuition at Auburn was $175 per quarter when I started, $250/qtr when I graduated. My how times have changed. I would steer clear of this racket at today's prices.

BTW, my private instructor billed $5/hr and the Cessna 150 was $10/hr with fuel. $12/hr if you wanted the Citrabia!