Dual time (no xc, night, etc.):
Solo time (no xc):
Test prep time (optional,
set to 3 if not required)
Instrument time:
Night time:
Dual XC time:
Solo XC time:
Dual (aircraft + instructor) rate:
Solo (aircraft only) rate:
Ground (instructor, no flight) rate:
Tax rate (in percent):
Tachometer costs are estimated
as 80% of non-tach time!!
Ground school (default: Sporty's)
Written exam fee (default: current)
Headset cost (default: David
Clark Headset H10-13.4)
Medical exam (default: Class III)
Checkride examiner (default: $200)
Books (default: PHAK, POH, FAR/AIM)
Almost all student pilots don't get their private pilot certificate in just over the minimum of 40 hours. Use this tool to estimate what is likely to be near your true cost of training based on how many lessons you do per week.
The more often you fly per week, the more likely you are to retain the skills you learn. More retaining equals less repeat lessons. As a result, flying more often per week leads to lesser costs of training if there's no need for additional lessons to make up for forgetting.
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