re: How do you feel about flying?

Not a fan. It's mainly because I over think every detail that goes into the plan getting into the air, staying in the air and landing.

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Can you, or somebody else, give me a rundown on how much this really costs? I see numbers all over the place.

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Around $10k. You need the books $400, the headphones $250-1000, medical exam $100, then 40 hours ground (can be less depending on the flight school category) now to save big money DO NOT take the classes at the flight school you fly at. The airport in Hammond and some others have the condensed format classes, and they are a lot less. More like a school setting than a tutor setting, which IMO was better than the one on one with my CFI.
At Hammond I think this class is around $800


Then you need your flight time. If you rent a 152 you can get those for around $100/hour. I think $120 for the new glass cockpit Skycatcher 162 and $140 for the standard 172 and $150 for the glass 172.

Then you will pay $50 and hour for your instructor, but note your instructor won't be with you all 40 hours.

You will have solos and solo cross country.


The amount of time required depends on how well you pick it up.


But all in all around $10k.
Now you can get a Sport pilot license for around $4k but you can never have more than a two person plane.

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Total Time: 40 hours minimum which consists of at least:

Dual: 20 hours minimum of flight training with an instructor on the Private Pilot areas of operation including:

3 hours of cross country flight training in a single engine airplane;
3 hours of night flight training in a single engine airplane, that includes at least:
a) 1 cross country flight of over 100 nm total distance; and
b) 10 T/O’s and 10 landings to a full stop with each involving a flight in the traffic pattern at an airport.
3 hours of flight training by reference to instruments in a single engine airplane; and
3 hours of flight training in a single engine airplane within the 60 days prior to the practical test.
Solo: 10 hours minimum of solo flying in a single engine airplane on the Private Pilot areas of operation including:

5 hours of solo cross country flying;
1 solo cross country flight of at least 150nm total distance with full stop landings at 3 points and one segment of at least 50nm between T/O and landings; and
3 T/O’s and landings to a full stop at an airport with an operating control tower.

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I really don't like it but I have no problem getting on an airplane. For me, it's about not being in control.

Since you are listening I have two customer service questions based on real experiences.

1) Why am I " late to the gate" if your airline flew me in for a connection ( where the plane is still at the gate).
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2) What the hell does it matter if your plane is on time to next destination if the passengers are not aboard? Example is last flight of the night.

Customer service is NOT a concept understood by your industry but it all sounded admirable. In baseball you guys miss by the entire dirt area around the plate when customer service is in question. Oh, charge me an additional $25 for your time and excuse.

Yeah I was in the Atlanta international terminal a couple of weeks ago and it was entertaining watching foreigners watch the world cup at a bar.

It doesn't really bother me, but I wouldn't say I like it. Now dealingwith airports and everything involved is a pain in the arse.

Airports and all the people in them stress me out. Flying isn't too bad. I just stay distracted and tell myself being 30k feet up is completely normal.