DC8 Flyer
It's SO BIG!
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- Feb 11, 2005
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Pugh said:Oh cool so you acutally get to learn to fly the plane in the air? Man I've been missin' out
HAHA! Very funny!
And, 40 hours to solo! Oh dear gawd, those are the ones that drove me to drink, well drink even more anyway.!
This is only my opinion.
I think 50 hours is way too much for Private Pilot training. Not bashing those who take more time to do it, just saying UND/ERAU shouldn't be held out as big shiny expensive schools because people don't buckle down and do the work necessary to get through the courses. I realize it sometimes takes more for some to "get it" but 10 hours more as an AVERAGE is a lot considering the number of students that get through in 40 or 42 hours.
Just to put in perspective.
http://www.tradewind-aviation.com/tai/private_pilot.cfm
This is a flight school, part 61, near where I live. 30K for everything through MEI in a C172 and a PA44. No college degree, no job instructing afterwards and you have to finance it yourself.
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