Bill
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Others cite the costs of flight training and operating and maintaining a plane as a contributor to the decline in pilots. It can cost $8,000 to $10,000 to train and to obtain a pilot's license, and then $200 or more an hour to rent a plane, says Michael Miller, an aviation consultant for The Velocity Group. "
$200/hr? Just what does he think we're renting? And it sure didn't cost me $8000 to get my PP cert, either.
I didn't look at the numbers, but, in a high cost area like LA or NYC, I could see PPL costing $8k.
One of the guys in our school was out in LA recently during a contract. He said average Skyhawk rental was $225/hr, wet. Between California's tax on fuel and California sales tax, I wouldn't be surprised.