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Costs of lessons?
Hi everyone, I'm thinking of taking lessons to get my private pilot license, but am confused about the costs.... The prices below are taken from a local (SF Bay Area) instruction school
40 Hours flight w/ instructor $ 3920
10 Hours solo practice $ 630
20 Hours ground instruction $ 600
Medical examination $ 85
Written examination $ 70
Books & Supplies $ 200
Flight test $ 350
Total $ 5855
That seems reasonable, but in other posts in the forum I"m seeing people quote average prices of $6 to $9K. Is there some cost that's not getting posted up here? (Plane rental maybe? or is that tacked onto the "flight w/ instructor"?) And is "Ground School" different than the "ground instruction" that's up there? Is that another requirement? Any help would be appreciated...
Oh, and is there any palpable difference between training on the Cessna 152 versus the 172?
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