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Just as a follow on from Jimmys post about wanting to be an astronaut etc, there were some varying prices of what people were paying (or quoted....but these often dont reflect actual prices)

So, id be interested to know what people pay per hour to fly with an instructor. Id would be relevant to know what aircraft you train in as well as any landing surcharges etc

I pay $220 per hour for a Cessna 172 including instructor, $190 without plus a $10 landing surcharge.


EDIT: Updated my charges....I reckon im getting a bit ripped off? The C172 is nothing special...no glass cockpit, not even a GPS

Here in the UK we're paying £112 for a fuel injected Katana, £117 for a Warrior-151 or TB9, £146 for a high avionics spec TB10, £156, £156 for a high spec injected TB200, £176 for a pimped up TB20 retractible, and if you have to ask how much the Baron is, you can't afford it! (prices include VAT, fuel and unlimited landings at both Enstone and Wellesbourne. All planes have fitted GPS - Garmin G100 or KLN94 / Garmin 430 in the high spec) An instructor adds £25 per hour (more for revalidation check rides).

I'm paying $200ish per hour, landing charges are extra, that is for a 2 month old 172 with G-1000. The add another $40 per hour with an instructor.

hey all

i was paying about $120per hour that was in a PA 28 140 ZK-CUW
with an instructor

friggin hell,when I was learning to fly back in the very early sixties,I was only paying 10 pounds and hour and that included the instructor and the cessna 150.The cessna 172 cost from memory 25 pound and hour and from memeory the DC3 cost 80 pounds an hour.It was great after I got my cpl,they payed me

$160 per hour for my clubs Alpha 160A and $185 for dual.

this is the sort of thing I was trying to find out How many hours would you fly during the ppl training? How much extra flying would be nessacery before having enough hours for the ppl lisence?

You require 50 hours for PPL, and generally do the test with about 55.

I was paying about $130 per hour or something in a PA38-112.

BerG wrote: You require 50 hours for PPL, and generally do the test with about 55.

I was paying about $130 per hour or something in a PA38-112.

Same as me in Timaru, except $140 an hour (approx) for PA38-112, thanks to fuel prices

$168 Dual, $148 Solo

In Tga in a Cessna 152.

James, take a look here for some info, or use Google

Currently doing $180 with an instructor, plus $15 landing fee to pay the controllers wages. It's the same as the club 172, but the Tecnam is both easier to fly for the ab-initio pilot and more modern.

There's also a cub available for $60 an hour!

kiwiflyboy wrote: I'm paying $200ish per hour, landing charges are extra, that is for a 2 month old 172 with G-1000. The add another $40 per hour with an instructor.

Same as him.

I presume you're referring to ZK-VAT; that's quite a cockpit setup isn't it?

Yeah im flying in VAT, its alright, not too bad, the primary ALT is way too sensitive though, as is XAT's, its the problem with the G-1000 glass cockpit, you get used to it though.... VAT is a much nicer plane to fly, when it isnt about to kill you, (if you want more details PM me), and is has an ADF for listening to talk-back and radio sport, when on a cross country and the old i-pod has gone flat....