Todays Cost of getting a PPL

Andrew Sarangan wrote:
What are the rates and aircraft being used for training?

Actual cost is relative. A slightly better method is to benchmark
against an average professional middle-class salary. Although I do not
have any data to support this, I suspect the cost of a PP certificate
would be around 2 month's worth of earnings, and it probably remained
that way for several decades.


It is relative. I learned back in 1978 for right at $1050 with most of my
training in 152s and a little bit in 172s. At the time a nice car would have
probably cost about $8000 new. I ran into a guy who told me he learned how to
fly for about $600 back in the 60s, when a brand new Volkswagon Beetle could be
had for $1995.

Everything is relative.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
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