Todays Cost of getting a PPL

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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One thing which helps is to accelerate your training. 90 hours over 2.5
years is 3 hours a month. It is hard to make much progress at that rate,
because you tend to forget things in that week or 10 days between lessons.

People make this comment all the time, and I'm sorry, but I don't
necessarily agree with it. I'm not going for my PPL, rather, I'm going for
my R.A. certificate, which is our (Australia) equivalent of the US Sport
class. Due to budget and family constraints, I cannot fly more than once a
week, and only on weekends. Some weekends the weather is bad all weekend, so
I don't get to fly. I've got 4.9 hours total now, which I know isn't much,
but I started back in September, and can say that I haven't experienced any
lessons that have required me to 're-learn' anything before progressing. My
instructor says I'm progressing very well, and she estimates I'll be solo in
about another 4-5 hours at the rate I'm going. With only 4.9 hours under my
belt, in 2 months, I've got 16 landings and 18 take offs in the bag!
Whilst I agree, some people may forget things in the gap between classes, I
haven't, and don't believe that 'most' people would. Maybe I'm just some
'natural flyer' but I seriously doubt it.
Oz/Crash Lander