Got My Ticket today!!!!

--
CareBear
"Bob Moore" wrote in message
46.128...
CareBear wrote

Total hours - 78.4
Total cost - $4137.00 - this includes everything - instructor, fuel,
books,
No I don't own the aircraft. The cost included the plane $68-$70 per
hour wet. Thanks for the congrats.

Let's see....78.4 hours times $69 per hour equals roughly $5400 plus
probably 30-40 hours of instructor time at $20-$25 per hour ($750)
equals somewhere around $6150 plus misc fees.

Oh! I see....the $4137 figure is what you tell your wife. :-)

Bob Moore


Good catch Bob. I obviously overlooked or didn't record something in my
calculations. Even if I use your figure of $5400.00 it is still a
reasonable cost as far as I am concerned. The instructor time is built into
the hourly cost. That is, the $68-$70 per hour includes the instructor,
airplane, and fuel. Sorry for the miscalculation.

--
CareBear

"Bob Moore" wrote in message
. 146.128...
CareBear wrote

Total hours - 78.4
Total cost - $4137.00 - this includes everything - instructor, fuel,
books,
No I don't own the aircraft. The cost included the plane $68-$70 per
hour wet. Thanks for the congrats.

Let's see....78.4 hours times $69 per hour equals roughly $5400 plus
probably 30-40 hours of instructor time at $20-$25 per hour ($750)
equals somewhere around $6150 plus misc fees.

Oh! I see....the $4137 figure is what you tell your wife. :-)

Bob Moore


Good catch Bob. I obviously overlooked or didn't record something in my
calculations. Even if I use your figure of $5400.00 it is still a
reasonable cost as far as I am concerned. The instructor time is built into
the hourly cost. That is, the $68-$70 per hour includes the instructor,
airplane, and fuel. Sorry for the miscalculation.


Either way, that is a smokin deal. You took almost as many hours as
me to finish. It took me a few weeks over a year and somewhere around
80 hours.

Congrats on your ticket, now go enjoy it!



Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula, CA
See my online aerial photo album at
http://flying.4alexanders.com

CareBear wrote:
Good catch Bob. I obviously overlooked or didn't record something in my
calculations. Even if I use your figure of $5400.00 it is still a
reasonable cost as far as I am concerned. The instructor time is built into
the hourly cost. That is, the $68-$70 per hour includes the instructor,
airplane, and fuel. Sorry for the miscalculation.


I was whining at work about the high cost of rentals these days. I can't seem
to find anything to fly for less than $100 or so per hour wet. Looks like you
found a bargain.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

On Sat, 12 May 2007 20:40:35 -0500, CareBear wrote:

That is, the $68-$70 per hour includes the instructor,
airplane, and fuel.

Wow... that's not a good deal... that's a fantastic deal.

--
Dallas

CareBear wrote:
Good catch Bob. I obviously overlooked or didn't record something in my
calculations. Even if I use your figure of $5400.00 it is still a
reasonable cost as far as I am concerned. The instructor time is
built into
the hourly cost. That is, the $68-$70 per hour includes the instructor,
airplane, and fuel. Sorry for the miscalculation.

-- CareBear


You've learned the most important skill, airplane math! When we were
restoring the Navion we started adding up the bills and then decided
that was no fun. We have NO IDEA what the thing cost and we don't want
to know! You can't take it with you and the kids don't deserve it!

Have FUN, go buy a plane!

Margy

On May 12, 12:07 pm, "CareBear" wrote:
After an additional 5.5 hours practicing forward slips to a landing and soft
field landings, I got my ticket today. I will admit it is exciting to
finally get your ticket checking to see if it's truly mine, yep, has my
name on it.

Now that the "pressure" is off, I plan to just fly and enjoy the scenery
while continuing to learn as much as I can concerning aviation.

Total hours - 78.4
Total time - First flight 5/1306....PPL ASEL Flight 5/12/06. (Should have
waited 1 more day to make it an even year )
Total cost - $4137.00 - this includes everything - instructor, fuel, books,
sectionals, etc.

My plan is to forge on and get Instrument Rated.

Thanks to all those who gave me moral support when I failed the first time.
--
CareBear

Congrats!!! I'm sure you will enjoy the ticket even more as the years
go by! I know I have.

Bud

On May 13, 7:07 am, "CareBear" wrote:
After an additional 5.5 hours practicing forward slips to a landing and soft
field landings, I got my ticket today. I will admit it is exciting to
finally get your ticket checking to see if it's truly mine, yep, has my
name on it.

Now that the "pressure" is off, I plan to just fly and enjoy the scenery
while continuing to learn as much as I can concerning aviation.

Total hours - 78.4
Total time - First flight 5/1306....PPL ASEL Flight 5/12/06. (Should have
waited 1 more day to make it an even year )
Total cost - $4137.00 - this includes everything - instructor, fuel, books,
sectionals, etc.

My plan is to forge on and get Instrument Rated.

Thanks to all those who gave me moral support when I failed the first time.

Congratulations CareBear! Failure just makes success all the
sweeter. Go out and enjoy your license to learn.

"Euan Kilgour" wrote in message
ups.com...

Congratulations CareBear! Failure just makes success all the
sweeter. Go out and enjoy your license to learn.


Thanks, Euan. I plan on doing exactly that...flying to enjoy it and
learning at the same time.

--
CareBear

CareBear wrote:
Thanks, Euan. I plan on doing exactly that...flying to enjoy it and
learning at the same time.


Like somebody else already said, don't just go out and bore holes in the sky.
Go make some cross countries. They can be applied later when you try for the
instrument rating (the best one for making flying reliable) and possibly the
commercial (which can often sucker folks into flying with you who otherwise
wouldn't).



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

After an additional 5.5 hours practicing forward slips to a landing and soft
field landings, I got my ticket today.

Way to go! Congrats, and welcome to the growing (but still tiny)
group of humans who have mastered the skies.

Never forget that thousands of generations before us looked longingly,
fruitlessly at the sky -- and we are but lucky enough to live in an
era when we can truly fly!

Enjoy it, and cherish it.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"