If you fly in our most affordable aircraft, and you spread out a a year in training, with an average amount of effort, you might spend about $9,000 on your license. You’ll also need to pay for a medical exam before your first solo (about $100), and for your FAA written and in-flight exams. You’ll likely use our Cessna curriculum, which includes all of the materials you need to pass the FAA written exam. We charge monthly dues of $55, so if your training lasts a year, you’ll spend a little over $600 on dues, which go toward our own fixed costs (primarily our insurance and hangars). Unlike a typical FBO or aircraft rental agency, you don’t need to carry expensive renters insurance with our club. This includes flight-planning time on the ground, phase checks from another instructor, and a lot of time practicing landings around our airport! Our instructors, who are independent contractors and set their own rates, bill at $55-75 / hour. Instructionĭuring your training, you'll spend 25-40 hours with an instructor. We find that most of our students spend closer to 50-70 hours. The FAA requires at least 40 hours of time in a plane to get your license. These vary from $101 to $155 per hour, billed for the time that the engine is running. Depending on your weight and comfort, this may be a 2-seat Cessna 152 or our larger Cessna 172s. You'll conduct your training in the same type of aircraft from start to finish. If you’re able to spend a lot of time at the airport, you can make it happen in under 3 months. Our students typically spend 6 - 16 months from first lesson to minted pilot. Preparing for each lesson in advance and flying as often as possible will cut down on the time and cost to get your license. The most important factor in the cost of your training is how much time you can invest. There are three primary costs: instruction, aircraft rental and club dues. This is a difficult question to answer, but as a non-profit club, run by volunteers, we want to be as up front as possible. Read more about our talented instructors. You’ve got the flexibility to find an instructor whose personality and schedule works best for you. You’ll typically fly with one instructor throughout your training, with occasional checks from our chief instructor at certain phases along the way. Toward the end of your training, you’ll take several solo long-distance flights over rural Michigan. During these hours, you'll train with an instructor, progress to nearby solo flights, on to flight planning and night flying. To become a private pilot, you’ll spend a minimum of 40 hours in the air - most students spend 50-70 hours before obtaining their certificate. You’ll learn regulations, radio communications, meteorology, and the wide breadth of knowledge that pilots employ. You’ll also work on your own with Cessna’s web-based video-rich instruction, learning procedures before you practice them. You’ll work closely with an instructor, spending hours in the air and on the ground. If you decide to train with the Michigan Flyers, you can expect a few things on your trek.
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