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Old 09-23-2003, 01:40 PM   #13
Cam
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Grand Forks ND
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Originally posted by plthijinx


look around cam, for instance down here in houston, you can spend upwards of 5-7 grand or if you shop around you can find some pretty good deals. for instance two summers ago i found an airline pilot with a piper tomahawk for 45/hr wet (i.e. fuel included) and he charged 20/hr for instruction. most pilots take an average of 60 hrs to complete their training but albeit the faa req's only 40. in a nut shell if you shop around and find a deal, you could spend under 4 grand total, and you pay as you go so it doesn't hurt so bad!
I can't remember what UND was charging when I came here, I just remember I didn't want to pay for school and flying when I wasn't sure I really wanted to be a Pilot and knew I enjoyed working with computers.
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