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Hey guys

Im currently about to go into my last year of school, upper sixth. And i am hoping to become a pilot as and when in the future. Obviously the first step to commercial piloting is the PPL.

My question is on prices. I live near to coventry airport, and i believe to do a ppl at cov would be fairly expensive, especially as far as landing fees go... i think, seeing as it is used as a commercial airport by thomson and whizz occasionally aswell. I could also get to somewhere like wellesbourne.
At this kind of place how much should i expect to have to pay in order to get a PPL?

This comes as part of a bigger thought train.l I have a lot of family out in the states in chicago, and due to the current

Hey guys

Im currently about to go into my last year of school, upper sixth. And i am hoping to become a pilot as and when in the future. Obviously the first step to commercial piloting is the PPL.
My question is on prices. I live near to coventry airport, and i believe to do a ppl at cov would be fairly expensive, especially as far as landing fees go... i think, seeing as it is used as a commercial airport by thomson and whizz occasionally aswell. I could also get to somewhere like wellesbourne.
At this kind of place how much should i expect to have to pay in order to get a PPL?

Hi Danny. I think you would be much better off at a smaller airfield but it still doesn't come cheap. You can check prices of the local flying schools online. I found two at Wellesbourne with a quick search on Google.
South Warwickshire Flying School. http://www.southwarwickshireflyingschool.com/chargesandfees.htm

Wellesbourne Aviation. http://www.wellaviate.co.uk/Flying_School/Training/ppl.htm

Bear in mind that the prices quoted are based on the minimum number of hours. It might take considerably longer depending on your aptitude & how often you can take lessons.

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This comes as part of a bigger thought train.l I have a lot of family out in the states in chicago, and due to the current

Don't expect to have much change, if any, from

I will talk to cobra then, ill find him and PM him.
One of the main reasons i thought about the US is because of the family out there, and i could stay with them for a while and do some of the usual tourist stuff around the states. I believe that you can get licences out there for around 6 or 7000 $$$ if you find the right places which, including flights of about

[quote]Don't expect to have much change, if any, from

[quote][quote]Don't expect to have much change, if any, from

If you can get the training done here in the states, it would definitely be cheaper... but I don't know what it would cost you to turn that FAA-issued PPASEL into a British PP ticket.

If you can get the training done here in the states, it would definitely be cheaper... but I don't know what it would cost you to turn that FAA-issued PPASEL into a British PP ticket.

A lot of US flight schools offer JAA training. That's how Cobra did it. http://www.flyoba.com/ppl.php

I'm in the process my FAA PPL training and for an example I'll use my local airport's rates to tell you the cost(s):

C150K- $75 an hour (wet)
Instructor- $35 an hour (breathing, $15 an hour if their dead. )
Ground School*- $399 Or you could self study
Required books and equipment- $300
Written test- $80
Medical exam- $80

Ok the minimum amount of training is 30hrs dual/10 hrs solo...
...So using the 40hr minimum you would pay
30hrs dual- $3300
10hrs solo- $750
Required books and equipment- $300
Written test- $80
Medical exam- $80
...And your grand total is...$4510 (2,418 GBP)...or $4909 (2,631 GBP) with ground school...tax not included .

...But the truth is most people train for 65 or 70 hrs...so rechecking the price with the more realist training time of 65hrs...
50hrs dual- $5500
15hrs solo- $1125
Required books and equipment- $300
Written test- $80
Medical exam- $80
...All this adds up to...$7085 (3,798 GBP) or $7484 (4,012 GBP) with ground school.

This is total is based on the current prices at my local airport, but as the price of fuel goes up and down the rates shift...or you could do what I did hang around the airport until someone gives you a plane for 10hrs and an instructor instructs for 10hrs for free !

If someone were to ask me right now; how much it would cost to learn how to fly (in the U.S.)... the instinctive answer is:

Thanks for all the replies guys! wasnt expecting anything like this response!

In response to brett, a lot of the reason i want my PPL is because its the first step towards a ATPL and then onto a commercial rating. I think all of that makes sense. My end goal is to be an airline pilot, so at the moment im looking into the different routes there are into it. Im looking at university courses at the moment that actually include PPL and ATPL courses with them, Yes im guessing these are going to be a fair lot more expensive than the average degree course but still cheaper than anything else your going to find...... i think...

But then again i may choose not to go to uni, i may choose to go for the RAF route, or maybe evenj to get a job for a few years till im 21ish before i take up commercial training.  But as a first step my PPL will be needed before i can go onto becoming a commercial pilot.

Im trying to figure out, as i said, the routes into commercial piloting, and whether to do my ppl before uni, after uni, during uni, if i go to uni etc etc.  But i havent actually taken into account so far the cost to keep up a PPL... which is very interesting...

Cheers
Danny
8-)

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Im trying to figure out, as i said, the routes into commercial piloting, and whether to do my ppl before uni, after uni, during uni, if i go to uni etc etc.

going to sound a little clueless i think here, but il take my chances, only gona learn by asking.

CPL and ATPL are they more or less the same thing or completely different?  and yes i will definately need to look into a UAS and the cost of keeping it up... while at school and uni there isnt exactly going to be money flying around so i will need to look after what i can to pay my way through to a CPL/ATPL so i will draw up some more in depth details on everything before i make a decision...

Cheers!
Danny