Whats the cheapest Flying School?????

Question

i Live in Butler County County, Ohio, I'm a retired military person, not a great deal of money, Ill pay what ever it takes. Whats the best deal????? Private lic. type.

Answer 1

AOPA has a site with a directory of flying schools by sate located at: http://www.aopa.org/learntofly/school/index.cfm . Although, I'm not sure if cheapest will provide the most value to you. I would recommend taking an introductory flight lesson (which is pretty inexpensive) to see how well the instructor communicates. A good instructor can save you countless hours of extra flying time. The minimum flight time to get your license is 40 hours, but most students end up flying 50 hours or more. If you want to reduce your overall cost, fly as frequent as possible in order to stay current with your training and find a good instructor.

Good luck with the flying.

Answer 2

Local airport around? A lot of little airports have a flight instructor, and they are much cheaper than going to a larger airport. You start with the basic private pilots license, and then with more money and time you can add on ratings like instrument or multi-engine. The average cost is between 6-8000 dollars. Its all based on how fast you progress.

Update:
I looked at the Butler County Airport. The FBO, Fixed Base Operator (place that sells fuel and runs the training school) has some pretty good prices. This is their site:
http://www.proaero.com/

This is the price list for flight training:
http://www.proaero.com/page2.html

When you do this you're paying for the rental of a plane and the instructor. As you get farther along and you start going up solo things are cheaper per hour because you only rent the plane.
The Cessna is the most commonly used aircraft for flight schools. These guys offer a 152 and a 172. 172s will always cost more. They also have a 172 with GPS. Its better though to learn without that. Piper Arrows are also nice, but those are low-wing planes. I like to be able to look out the window and see down at things. These guys also have a simulator, (cheap way to log hours.) This seems like a great place to look into. I wouldn't go by their estimated course cost for the private pilot certificate. Thats based on the minimum of 40 training hours. Most people take 50-70 and thats what bumps the average cost up. Their discovery flights are $50, which seems to be the going rate. You should visit and sign up for one. An instructor will take you up for a little and introduce you to things... probably that very same day you go. Its a way to see if you're really interested.

Good luck with everything. Its really fun, challenging, and rewarding. Im about to take my final check ride in a few days and hopefully get my license. Hope this sorta helps you. See ya.

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Answer 3

As a CFI, I can tell you that learning to fly isn't something you want to skimp on. Yes, there are ways to learn to fly cheaply, but you don't want to take the best deal around...it's probably not safe.

Answer 4

the one that gets you killed. you get what you pay for. it is expensive. if you cant pay to do it right then dont kill yourself and make my insurance rates go up just to save a few bucks.