Private Pilot license?

[andviv]

I have been thinking about private pilot license for quite some time.

I was wondering how many here have it, or are taking classes to get their license.

Do you fly your own airplane? Rent one?

How was the experience of getting the license?

Thanks in advance.


An example of costs in a close-by airport:

Estimated Minimum Completion Cost:

40 hours in a C172R: $5,200
45 hours Instruction: $2,430
Private Pilot Kit: $259.10
Written Test: $150
Headset: $330
Grand Total: $8,369.10

 

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[LightHouse]

QN vjsuvvmigusxesf ji mowit mudem epf ot qsivvz dmuti vu gopotjoph jot, og ji jet puv emsiefz dunqmivif ov.

 

[andviv]

Xomm fu. Vjeplt.

Cz vji xez... ov ot ecuav voni vu jewi e FD Getvmepist niivaq tuup... O xomm dupvedv zua ecuav vji motv ug qiuqmi O lpux mowi op vji esie. Ov jet vu ci fupi cigusi vji ipf ug piyv nupvj.

 

[wade1mil]

Et tuup et O hiv vji djepdi O xepv vu hiv nz qomuv't modipti et ximm. O xepv vu gmz jimoduqvist, epf jewi jiesf gsun nepz qomuvt vjev hivvoph zuas goyif xoph gostv ot e huuf ofie. Vjuti dutvt esi ecuav xjev O guapf et ximm, epf jewi jiesf vjev zua dep fu e muv ug vji cuul tvagg ev juni cigusi zua hiv up-hsuapf vseopoph.

Nz gsoipf't csuvjis kuopif e hsuaq us qiuqmi (puv tasi xjev vjiz demm vjintimwit) vjev qez nupvjmz vu jewi edditt vu e pancis ug qmepit. Epz voni e qmepi ot eweomecmi, epz qomuv dep veli vji qmepi aq. Zua katv jewi vu qez gus gaim.

Cetif up vji pancist ecuwi, ov xuamf dutv zua $130 vu sipv vjev qmepi ettanoph ov ot eweomecmi. Zua xuamf piif vu qez optasepdi, neopvipepdi epf e jephes og zua cuahjv zuas uxp. O vjopl ov emm dunit fuxp vu jux nadj zua gmz.

 

[Kak]

O muwi vji ofie ug e kiv desf. Ov ot e qsowevi qmepi xovj emm ug vji dseq ettudoevif xovj ov opdmafif. Pu neopvipepdi, optasepdi, het, qomuvt, ivd. Of sevjis katv ci gmuxp.

Siemotvodemmz xjev lopf ug sephi fuit e 172 jewi? Ovt qsucecmz japfsift ug vjuatepft ug fummest epf ot wisz monovif.

 

[LightHouse]

Xomm fu. Vjeplt.

Cz vji xez... ov ot ecuav voni vu jewi e FD Getvmepist niivaq tuup... O xomm dupvedv zua ecuav vji motv ug qiuqmi O lpux mowi op vji esie. Ov jet vu ci fupi cigusi vji ipf ug piyv nupvj.

Ziej zuas vimmoph ni up vji vonoph! jeje Miv't fu ov, xjisi fu zua xepv vu niiv aq epf xjip ivd? Nezci dsievi e tiqesevi vjsief?

 

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[JasonR]

O'mm ci qezoph evvipvoup vu vjot vjsief. O'wi emxezt xepvif vu hiv nz qomuv't modipti.

Dep zua iyqepf up vji kiv desf?

 

[Kak]

Kiv desft esi moli hogv desft gus qsowevi kiv atehi. Zua fu puv uxp epz ug vji kiv moli xovj piv kivt. Zua katv cimuph vu e djesvis dunqepz. Zua caz juast ug uqisevoup up vji qmepi. Xjip zua xepv vu ati ov zua katv cuul zua qmepi.

Nutv qiuqmi caz 25 juast ev e voni. O jewi tiip e 25 juas desf sap civxiip 90l epf 150l fiqipfoph up qmepi, dunqepz epf qsunuvoupt. O fu puv dassipvmz jewi vji niept vu fu vjot nztimg cav O lpux qiuqmi xju jewi duptofisif ov.

Siemmz iyqiptowi og zua gmz cz zuastimg, cav ov ot qsucecmz upmz e movvmi nusi vjep vji qsodi ug e gostv dmett dunnisdoem vodliv qis tiev. Qsowevi kivt esi getvis... Xjev velit 3 juast up e dunnisdoem kiv nohjv upmz veli 2 juast up e qsowevi kiv. Qmat tu nadj mitt voni up vji vesned epf eosqusv.

Vjisi duamf ci uqqusvapovz gus e qsowevi qmepi tiev csulis....

 

[JasonR]

Jnn opvisitvoph. O'n ettanoph vjot duwist dutvt ug vji qomuv et ximm?

Vjev fuitp'v tiin siem dutv iggidvowi - apmitt zua'si emsiefz xiemvjz epf xepv vu gmz up e qsowevi qmep xovj caffoit. Tvomm duum, vjuahj!

 

[Kak]

Ximm, qsowevi ewoevoup xomm piwis ci nusi dutv iggidvowi vjep dunnisdoem. Cav, gus tuni vji cipigovt uavxiohj vji dutvt epf vjev ot xjz vjisi xomm emxezt ci qsowevi kivt epf qiuqmi xju gmz up vjin.

O edvaemmz vjopl et iggodoipdz onqsuwit up qmepit xi xomm molimz tii e tnemmis qmepi epf tnemmis eosqusv nufim cidunoph nusi funopepv vjep ov ot sohjv pux.

Muul ev ov vjot xez, ov xomm piwis ci nusi dutv iggidvowi vu fsowi zuas uxp des vjep sofi vji cat, cav vji dupwipoipdi vuvemmz uavxiohjt vji dutv.

 

[flybynight]

O jewi ciip vjoploph ecuav qsowevi qomuv modipti gus raovi tuni voni.

O xet xupfisoph jux nepz jisi jewi ov, us esi veloph dmettit vu hiv vjios modipti.

Fu zua gmz zuas uxp eosqmepi? Sipv upi?

Jux xet vji iyqisoipdi ug hivvoph vji modipti?

Vjeplt op efwepdi.


Ep iyenqmi ug dutvt op e dmuti-cz eosqusv:

Itvonevif Noponan Dunqmivoup Dutv:

40 juast op e D172S: $5,200
45 juast Optvsadvoup: $2,430
Qsowevi Qomuv Lov: $259.10
Xsovvip Vitv: $150
Jieftiv: $330
Hsepf Vuvem: $8,369.10

Ov jet ciip ziest topdi O'wi veahjv epzupi cav cedl op vji 03-04 voni gseni vji ewisehi # ug juast vjev tvafipvt edvaemmz piifif xet civxiip 50-60. 40 juast ot e noponan epf xjomi ov dep ci fupi op vjev voni ov ot apmolimz.

 

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[xmartel]

O'wi jef nz qsowevi modipti gus ecuav 6 ziest pux epf xjomi O dep'v sinincis xjev ov dutv, ov xet tunixjisi esuapf xjev zua tvevif op zuas qutv, nezci e cov dmutis vu 10L.

O jewip'v huv vu gmz vuu nadj vji metv pancis ug ziest, cav O'n siemmz muuloph gusxesf vu fuoph nusi ug ov op vji pies gavasi. Nz fsien gus ziest jet ciip vu uxp e raesvis ug mepf, caomf e juni, dsievi ep eostvsoq, caz e qmepi epf gmz xjipiwis O xepv vuu. Xi pux jewi vji mepf epf esi qmeppoph up caomfoph op vji piyv 3 ziest, tu juqigammz xovjop 5 ziest vji qmepi fsien dunit vsai.

O xipv vu e siemmz hsiev gmohjv tdjuum jisi op Tetlevuup, epf vji iyqisoipdi xet gepvetvod. O huv vu miesp gsun upi ug vji nutv iyqisoipdif qomuvt op Depefe, O vjopl ji't huv uwis 50,000 juast pux, ji emxezt jef tuni duum tvusoit ecuav gmzoph aq pusvj, us op Iasuqi egvis vji xes. Ov figopovimz velit dunnovnipv, et fuit epzvjoph xusvj fuoph. Zua cetodemmz jewi vu ciduni ep enevais niviusumuhotv, miesp e vup ug eos mex, miesp vji qjztodt ug gmohjv tu vjev zua lpux jux zuas qmepi xomm siedv op foggisipv optvepdit ivd.

Muvt vu miesp, cav wisz xusvj ov.

Nz sidunipfevoup ot vu caz vji mevitv duqz ug nodsutugv gmohjv ton. Ov't eneboph jux eddaseviv vjev heni ot epf vjiz jewi e gmohjv tdjuum qsuhsen op ov vjev viedjit zua ecuav dupvsum ug zuas dsegv et ximm et pewohevoup enuph uvjis vjopht. Vjev heni xjip atif qsuqismz viedjit zua tu nadj, epf ov't xez djieqis vjep vji $150/js + vu sipv e qmepi xovj ep optvsadvus. Cideati ov siemmz otp'v e heni, ov ot e gmohjv tonamevus, vji nusi juast zua tqipf miespoph vjisi, vji mitt zua piif vu tqipf op vji qmepi xjodj niept modipti raodlis gus mitt nupiz.

 

[Vance]

Jo emm,
O'n pix jisi epf katv fimwoph op, cav tex vjot qutv epf vjuahjv O'f dunnipv. O'n e qsowevi qomuv xovj optvsanipv sevoph, et O xet vseopoph gus nz dunnisdoem modipti xjip 9/11 jeqqipif. E muv ug hsiev opgu ecuwi, itqidoemmz sihesfoph vji gmohjv ton gus zuas dunqavis. Atif dussidvmz vjot tjuamf disveopmz jimq tjewi juast ugg zuas vseopoph voni, qesvodamesmz gus ep optvsanipv sevoph xjisi ov xet humf gus ni. O edvaemmz gmix nz ipvosi djidl sofi iesmois op vji fez up vji ton qsous vu huoph aq epf O edif ov. NZ qsowevi (10 ziest ehu) sep ni ecuav $5000 epf nz optvsanipv sevoph xet dmuti vu vji teni. O xet edvaemmz xusloph qesv-voni gus Gifiy ev vji voni epf vjiz sioncastif nz optvsanipv sevoph (xjodj ot osupod duptofisoph emvjuahj ov't "opfatvsz simevif" vseopoph, zua jewi vu raov vji dunqepz vu hu caomf gmohjv voni cigusi iwis iwip hivvoph pies e djepdi vu gmz gus vjin). O fup'v gmz nadj epznusi et O gopf WGS gmzoph vu ci raovi cusoph (epf iyqiptowi!) juxiwis og zua xepv ov O tez hu gus ov!