How long does learning to fly take?
Learning to fly is not difficult, but it does requires study and practice. Federal Aviation Regulation Part 61 itemizes the things you must learn and requires a minimum of 40 hours of training (20 with an instructor and 20 solo) to earn a private pilot certificate. Few people complete their training in the minimum time, however; most people take 60-80 hours. If you learn to fly at a FAR Part 141 school, the FAA minimum is 35 hours, and most people take 50-60 hours.
Learning to fly is very challenging, yet probably one of the most rewarding, but perishable skills you will ever acquire. It requires consistency of flight, study, and discipline. Federal Aviation Regulation Part 61 itemizes the things you must learn and requires a minimum of 40 hours of training (20 with me and 10 solo) to earn a private pilot certificate. Hardly anyone completes his/her training in the minimum time of 40 hours; however, most people take a minimum of 68 hours (national average). If you learn to fly at a FAR Part 141 school, expect to take longer and pay from $9,000 to $15,000, depending upon the school and its location (at busy, controlled airports, expect high costs). My students earn their PPL at an average of 54 hours and spend approximately $7,500 for their PPL training (excluding study and preparation materials, equipment, and checkride expenses). How long it will take you depends on how often you fly. If you fly two-three times per week, this is ideal. You’ll le
Learning to fly is not difficult, but it does require study and practice. Completion time of the private pilot certificate depends on the frequency of training. Students training 2-3 times per week can expect to spend 3-5 months in training. Students training 5-6 days per week can complete it in 4-8 weeks. In actual flight hours, most people require 45-60 hours of flight training. The FAA requires a minimum of 40 hours of flight training to earn a pilot license. However, few people complete their training in the minimum time, because flying is more complicated today than 35 years ago when the minimum was set. Many flight schools will quote you a price based on the 40 hour minimum, so beware.
Learning to fly is not difficult, but it does require study and practice. Federal Aviation Regulation Part 61 lists the things you must learn and requires a minimum of 40 hours of training to earn a private pilot certificate. Few people complete their training in the minimum time and the national average is anywhere between 50-80 hours. How long it will take depends on personal ability and how often you fly. If you do anything regularly, you’ll learn it quicker than doing it once or twice a month because you won’t have to “relearn” what you covered in the previous lesson. One important point is to make sure your instructor is following closely a structured course; otherwise you will end up flying a lot more than you should, which in flight training can equate to a lot of extra cost. Be wary of unscrupulous instructors not following a structured course. No matter how much time and experience they have, you are open to abuse, as their motives might be to just pad their wallets. The cours
