How to Fly an Airplane : The Cost of Flight School
June 30, 2010
How much money you need for flying lessons. Learn about the variables in the cost of flight training school in this free instructional video on how to fly a plane. Expert: Mike Camelin Contact: www.SunStateAviation.com Bio: Mike Camelin, co-founder of SunState Aviation Inc., has been a pilot for 10 years. His company is one of the country’s leading providers of Accelerated Flight Training. Filmmaker: Madison Paige
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Where can i fing some flying school?
U didn´t say shit…!!!!
so, what’s the cost?
@Leftie227 Can we fine jobs with the private licence, or we have to move up to higher level?
A private license in the US costs around $7000, IFR also $7000-8000, hour building at +/- $100/hr, depending on plane, and CPL training around $5000. Total cost from PPL to CPL is about $45,000-50,000. Then comes CFI (sometimes included in a pre-paid package). After which you finally start getting paid as an instructor and gain loads of experience and flight hours. Then hopefully (not any time soon though) an Airline or Corporate flying job. Good luck all.
@h92801 i checked it cost 8500 for private and 15500 for advanced i think
im canadian so this is canadian cost
i’m hoping to have the military pay for my flight.
if i get into the army, i’ll go enlisted for a few years as a heli-mechanic go to college for 4 years, drop a WOFS packet, and fly heli’s.
or the the Navy for 3 years working on aircraft carriers, going to college for 4 years at Embry-Riddle +NROTC, and i’ll go back as an officer.
maybe AF since i’ll be closest to home with AF if i get an ATC slot, i can build flight time on the weekends and go to the Airlines later.
n i got FS9
Navigation (VOR/GPS), multiengine, VFR, IFR, emergency procedures, stall-spin recovery, pre-flighting were all learnt from FS2000.
If you get a Forcefeedback joystick, you can even feel the effect of wind/pre-stall condition (such as less force from air) on the joystick.
Errr…no, its not my own rules and procedures. If you get MS FS 2000, you will get a Pilot Handbook with it and it contains lessons by Rod Machado, who is a famous aviator and spokesman for FAA.
You get standard lessons (VFR and IFR) in a virtual Cessna 172…I like FS2000 far better than the new crap (FSX).
Only thing I didn’t learn in FS2000 was ATC communication and Meterology.
Most important thing to have is your ATP license. without it you can’t become a captain, you’d have to stay at the 1st officer level.
and go to college first to get a good degree, work in that field, fly on the side to build up hours, and go for the airlines after 7000+ hours.
fastest way, go to college, than go as an officer to the Air Force, and than become pilot. (also, army/AF heli hours don’t count for required flight hours)
go to my channel for more info and drop an email or comment!
@Coolboez305 Private is sport and recreational. Commercial just means you can fly commuter/regional, doesn’t mean you can fly international/national/major airlines.
and it takes 20 years unless you go to the military, than a quick 6-8 years. simply because YOU NEED HOURS. best thing get a good college degree, get a job in that field, fly/instruct on the side to build up 7000+ hours and then apply to the airline
for mor info go on my channel i can tell you so much more if you email me your Q’s
@dingoklectos but its not recommended to do that simply because now your making your own rules and safety procedures, even though they’re not always propper.
on the other hand,you get a feel of what your gonna get yourself into.
and to be honest, i’ve done simulations, but really nothing prepares you for flight but flight. when your body shifts, its a whole different view when your flying.
which is why i love it. haha
The price of all your licenses and certificates depends on how much time you put into studying and training. If all you do is fly and not go home and study, you will pay the 8-10,000 dollars for your private. I got my private license done in 8 weeks studying and flying every weekday, and i only spent $4900. That was with the required 40 hours.
@traineepilot57: aviation is a wonderful thing to get into. Dont give up. Just study and learn all that you can. An experienced pilot is always learning.
wow thanks for the answer i needed. very informative… shhh
Airlines in the United State prefer to hire college grads but other countries are not as strict.
this is retarded. he didn’t answer the question. he just said the variubles im with policecrownvictoria on this. it should be called idiot village instead of expert
private you can fly small planes for no money. commercial you have to have certification in each aircraft and you can be paid
Learning curve is maximized to get the best retention rate? Now that’s a joke! While I agree once-a-week lessons is not very productive, I think ‘maximizing the learning curve’ (aka cramming) is not a very good option either.
Pilots need lots of practice. Before I went to flight school, I trained a whole year on Microsoft Flight Sim with external yoke/joystick/rudder pedal and perfected the flight sim before I took flight school and thats what helped me.
Whats the difference between private and commercial licence? How many years does it take to be a jet pilot in college?
wow…thats actually pretty cheap!!!!
yes……you can fly on flight simulators or go on a guest flight at your local airport
none….at 16 you can get you glider certificate….at 17 you can get your private pilots
you do not have to go to college but you have to be trained on that specific aircraft and have a commercial pilot’s license.
ya i wouldnt really trust anyone who didnt go college
do you have to go to college to fly commercial jets??