Mxsmanic wrote in
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Wolfgang Schwanke writes:

Mxsmanic wrote in
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No, I'm just in Europe, where 250 euro per hour is not uncommon

A C15x or DA20 can be chartered for EUR 100 - 120 EUR wet, often
below EUR 100 through a flying club.

And where I live, you can get the Private *and* Instrument ratings
for around $10K.

Where I live, the private pilot costs between $21,000 and $28,000
to obtain,

A PPL can be had for total costs of:

EUR 5,500 750 kg
EUR 7,500 2 tons

EUR 4,500 3-axis microlight (comparable to US light sports aircraft)
is also an option.

These are "realistic" prices meaning they're not theoretical minimums
that hardly anyone achieves in practice, but real life.

and an instrument rating is another $28,000 or so.

I find prices around EUR 13,000.

So 735 hours would cost me only $132,500. Somehow I don't find that
very consoling.

And I live in France, where the prices are different. Are your flying
club memberships free?


You know nothing of flying in France.

I, OTOH do.

ho travel to the US frequently
anyway.

I saw the figures and they looked favorable, although it's expensive
no matter how you obtain it. Plus, in France, you need a higher
medical for IR, for some reason.




You're not flying, you fjukkwit.