HouTxPilot82
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Curious what people are seeing in their own areas for aircraft rental rate trends. Over last 2/3 years ... have they been mostly flat? going up? I live in Sugar Land (Southwest Houston) and the closest/most reliable place for me (where I also did all of my PPL training) has been steadily climbing. I started and finished my PPL in 2014 (April to October). Towards the end of my training the fuel injected 172 SPs (with 180hp) I rented went for:
~$108/hr dry + ~$42/hr for fuel = total $150 or so wet. Most of my training was in this range, climbing up to around $155 at times.
Since then, the fuel portion has obviously gone down, and today's rates are: $124/hr dry for the exact same planes + ~$32/hr for fuel.
They have a 172N model (carb, 160hp) that has seen the dry rate go up from $84.50 in mid 2015 to $98 today. So the cheapest 172 I can rent here is now $130/hr...
These planes get flown a lot - it's hard to even find open spots when the weather is nice and I want to take one up.
~$108/hr dry + ~$42/hr for fuel = total $150 or so wet. Most of my training was in this range, climbing up to around $155 at times.
Since then, the fuel portion has obviously gone down, and today's rates are: $124/hr dry for the exact same planes + ~$32/hr for fuel.
They have a 172N model (carb, 160hp) that has seen the dry rate go up from $84.50 in mid 2015 to $98 today. So the cheapest 172 I can rent here is now $130/hr...
These planes get flown a lot - it's hard to even find open spots when the weather is nice and I want to take one up.