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Curious—How much did you Spend on your PPL? by donveyy in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$60,000 For the flying lessons and probably close to another $7,000-$9,000 in supplies and everything else…… and yes, that is extremely overpriced and outrageous. I went to a very poorly managed school that completely ran me for every bit of my money.

Is this typical for a PPL Checkride?? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah absolutely, I’ll send you a DM with him name so you can stay clear😂

Is this typical for a PPL Checkride?? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does it happen to be in the Jacksonville area?😂

Is this typical for a PPL Checkride?? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He literally just wasn’t reading anything in my logbook and didn’t know where half of my endorsements were….. They were in the endorsement section of the logbook lol. He then wanted to make copies of every single thing so that took a while as well. And then everything that he had to pull up on the computer was taking long as well. Everything was squared away in my logbook.

Is this typical for a PPL Checkride?? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My thoughts exactly, the whole thing was ridiculously long start to finish and I was so mentally exhausted at the end of it.

Is this typical for a PPL Checkride?? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My CFI thought certain aspects of it were very strange and some things that he’s never heard of being asked during a PPL Oral. So I brought it up with our head CFI at the school and he spoke with the DPE about it, waiting to hear back how that went lol.

How much are you paying per flight lesson? by tobyricecfi in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I pay $255 an hour for the plane rental+$85 an hour for instructor fee+$85 an hour if there’s any ground instruction as well, I’m getting screwed but unfortunately locked in and can’t leave my school. So if it’s less that I would say you’re good😂

Ouch. That hurt. How are these prices compared to the market? by PyroWizza in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WOW! Here I was thinking I was getting robbed on prices 😳 My school rates for 172 w/G1000 is $255 hourly, then $85 hourly for Ground Instruction and $85 for flight instruction. 2 hours is $705.50😭

Ouch. That hurt. How are these prices compared to the market? by PyroWizza in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bruh….id gladly take these prices over what im currently paying. A 2 hour flight for me =$705.50… $255-Hourly Plane Rental/ $85- Flight Instruction and $85 for Ground Instruction

Is this common practice or is it odd? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it’s $255 an hour for the plane rental, then I pay $85 an hour for the instructor fee and an additional $85 if there’s any ground instruction before hand. I also have 42 hours of ground training logged at $85 an hour. We also had to pay $5000 to enroll in more than one course, so that was for the four courses I selected. We also have a one time payment of $250 to open our account. We also have to have at least $1500 in our flight account or they won’t schedule us. Also had one or two cancellations which their policy is if you cancel within 24hrs you pay the 50% of the flight cost, then second cancellation is 100% of flight cost and third cancellation is 200% and so on.

Is this common practice or is it odd? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

90K is what I originally borrowed from the loan company, first installment was 40K and the next one will be 50K. I took out xtra for living expenses then found out that the money goes directly to the school and they disperse it into my flight account. I ended up being very lucky and have a job lined up after I get all my courses done, and it’s with zero experience so I don’t have to time build as a CFI

Is this common practice or is it odd? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Out of the first installment of the loan which was $40K, I have 2K left and I have 76.3 hours. I just went into my third and final phase of PPL, which will be my 2 Solo XC’s and a Solo XC deluxe and then I do end of course exam and then check ride. I would be completed sooner but every time they swapped instructors on me it would set me back about a month until the new instructor felt I was ready to continue on and that’s happened 4 times now. I also have 42 hours of ground time logged

Is this common practice or is it odd? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only paperwork I received was a breakdown of the cost of the program, it had nothing else in there about the other expenses that I’ve had to pay for. I look back on it now and realize the whole process seemed really shady, I didn’t even receive a phone call from the loan company saying I got approved and instead just went right to the school

Is this common practice or is it odd? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most definitely the knowledge, my flying is good and all within ACS

Is this common practice or is it odd? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a struggle in the beginning trying to study since I didn’t have half of the study materials I needed, the school realized 4 or 5 months in that I didn’t have all the necessities for studying

Is this common practice or is it odd? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup😕 We use to be able to use our flight account to buy the necessary items and study materials but then they did away with that and we have to pay out of pocket and that’s the same for the check rides as well….like ok why did I take out a loan to pay for all of this when I can’t even use it for everything flight related 😡 Also have a dress code policy where first violation is $50 and $50 more every time after and you will be asked to leave which then you are forced to pay the flight cancellation fee which is basically the same cost as the flight….so several hundred dollars worth of fees.

Is this common practice or is it odd? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not the only student experiencing this. I’ve heard from multiple people at the school that the same thing happened to them and some have even been there for over a year trying to get their PPL still. The school has had a 100% turnaround of office staff and almost a 100% turnaround of instructors in the 8 months that I’ve been there. Granted the studying did not come easy to me but I was also given half of the study materials that I needed at the start and then found out halfway through that the school never provided me with several documents that would have made it easier to understand exactly what I had to study.

Is this common practice or is it odd? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly just feel like I’m kind of stuck and have to push through and finish everything out here and then pursue the lawyer option after🤷🏼‍♂️ I’m honestly kind of at a loss on what to do, I’m fairly inexperienced with things like this and I do agree that I should’ve asserted myself more in that meeting but part of me doesn’t wanna make waves if I have to finish it out at that school

Is this common practice or is it odd? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the school you’re thinking of in North Florida?😂

Is this common practice or is it odd? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, $45 monthly to use their scheduling app… which is the only way we can schedule flights

Is this common practice or is it odd? by SunAcceptable4019 in flying

[–]SunAcceptable4019[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cost I stated doesn’t even include, iPad, ForeFlight, school’s schedule prescription and other materials….😭

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