The Cost Of Learning To Fly And The Private Pilot License
Since I started flying, I noticed that flight schools were not completely straight forward with the students. I was also a victim. Since that time I have grown into a Career Flight Instructor and we even a flight school owner. I owned and operated 5 airplanes and have had many flight instructors working for me.
One thing I always tried to do was be straight forward with students, telling them exactly what they were going to spend. Also to make sure they understand if they dont stick with their training, the more it is going to cost.
The first thing you want to make sure you do is commit to getting your private pilot license. Many people will start learning to fly and then run out of money because a flight school wasnt quite truthful about what it was going to cost. Another scenario is the student will let everything get in their way when learning to fly. In short many people wont get their license because they dont plan.
The first thing you want to do is plan. Would you just start building a new house without a plan? Probably not. So why do so many people just start taking flying lesson...