On 21 Jan 2007 00:11:21 -0800, wrote in
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Larry Dighera wrote:
Below is some information about a firm offering Trike training in the
southwest. Now that the Sport Pilot certificate exists, why does it
cost so much to attain?

Because they want to make a living from teaching people to fly. Even
in sport aircraft, by the time you have $60 to $100 operating expense /
hour, then add a decent hourly wage for the instructor, estimating
perhaps 4 hours average a day if you're very lucky, then the costs rack
up quickly.

I don't begrudge anyone for trying to make a profit in aviation, but
the costs quoted on the web site seem to be higher than those for
Private Pilot training, and the aircraft have got to be orders of
magnitude cheaper than a new C-172. The twenty hours to solo time
seems odd also.