Which aircraft to get PPL in?

[Hawker1]

Some people say 40-50 hours, some say 50-60 hours, and then in some 'extreme' cases, it takes 60-70+! What's a solid number to bet on that it will take me to get my PPL?

 

[great cornholio]

There is no real solid number unfortunately. Alot of it depends on how often you can get to the airport. If you can get there 2-3 times a week and take a little bit of extra time at home to study then there is no reason you should take longer than right around 50 hours. However if you can only make it to the airport once a week or less then the number will be closer to 60 hours. It really all depends on you. When I was instructing most of my students were right around 50 hrs at checkride. Actually had one guy that had like 41 hrs at checkride. Then I've seen the guys that come in like 3 times a month and take time off have been working on the PPL for 2 years and have 90 hours and no PPL. So really it depends on you, but if you work hard enough you should be able to get the PPL in right around 50 hours.

 

[Hawker1]

Thanks for the reply. I want to be able to fly atleast twice a week. I know it'll be pricy, but I don't want to have to spend the first 10-15 min. of every lesson going over what we did last time. I would like to be as structured as possible. Meaning, I would like to have certain days of the week where I always intend to fly. I know this won't always work due to weather and other things, but I'm the kind of person that likes to set a schedule and go with it. Thanks for all the help.

 

[great cornholio]

Thats a great idea. Like set your lesson for Noon on Tuesdays and then on like 3 on Saturdays or whatever. And then make sure you go to the airport at those times even if the weather sucks. You can always do some ground work or hop in the sim. Also since you like structure so much I would definately go to a part 141 school because they HAVE to follow a structured program with a syllabus.

 

[Hawker1]

Thanks, Cornholio. I'm def. a structured-type person. I was thinking the same thing about the scheduled times and days. Set those times as the time to fly and just go no matter what.