On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 02:22:44 GMT, john smith wrote:

After reading John's (BucFan) posting and the revelation that he spent
$12,500 to get his PPL, I have to wonder how representative this is?

I wouldn't be at all surprised if many people spend this kind of money
on their PPL, though most probably wouldn't admit it. I spent close to
$20k Canadian (about $13k US at the time) and had 90+ hours before my
checkride. I could afford it, so I took more solo flights than I
probably had to. This helped me build more confidence and experience. I
don't regret it at all.




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