C J Campbell wrote:

The monetary cost of a pilot certificate is minor. It is the year in
training that raises the bar too high for many individuals.

Do you mean that it takes a year or so of calender time? I don't see it
that way.

I probably took longer than average when counting days on the calender given
that I took a winter "off" in the midst of my PPL training. But the
calender time never bugged me. After all, while I was going through my PPL
training, I was flying. How could that be bad grin?

Admittedly, if I were career oriented, it would be different. But then I'd
have taken a more achem accelerated approach to the process.

But if it does turn out that you're correct, should not the "sport license"
help?

- Andrew