A buddy for company or to share cost?

@YouStillNeedToSleep both.

Yes, lots of delays getting checkrides these days!

Glad you enjoy it!

Yes... I think a "student pilot" in regards to the instrument rating. But this is after already getting the PPL, so not a student in that sense.

simulators/games like msfs, xplane, flightgear, some setups you can even log the hours

Absolutely.

Correct. You can use it of course, but since you're talking to other VFR pilots, and not ATC, a visual description of the aircraft is more useful, similar to talking on a CTAF.

Thank you very much!

Thank you! Cheers!

How not? He said 60 hours I thought. However my local schools cheapest Cessna is $140/hr, idk the instructor cost but even at $60/hr that's still just $10k for 50 hours. Their cheapest plane overall is like $120/hr but I think it's a Piper?

I wouldn't want to fly with anyone that thought they know everything either. 😂😂😂 First order of business when flying with someone new... if they even remotely act like they have everything figured out, no go for me. Always room to learn.

@@eleflux6609 yes sir, I fear for my life and I don’t think it’s worth to fly general aviation. I’d rather make hella money and rent private jets if you ask me.

whereee? most places i look at r 80k-130k

65-90k is pretty common today. Just a couple years ago, it could be pretty easy to do for 40-60k. Unfortunately, I had to put off my training during that time. Just got started this past month at a small airport with a 1961 Cessna 172. $120/hr rental and $50/hr instruction. I did my ground with Sporty's, and unfortunately have to retake my knowledge test for PPL because it will expire at the end of the month. Losing a free 95% because the first was paid for. In the phase where my ground hours are about 1-1.5x my flight hours, as I am still under 10 hours and he is still gauging where I am on knowledge going over the ACS. Fully expect, given my current quality of manuevers (had several years flying around with friends that got me practice time before I started formal training), 50 hrs flight time and 60 hrs with the instructor between dual and ground (briefings, review, checkride prep, mock orals, etc). So mininum of $9k just on training, medical was $125, checkride I am told will be around $800, and whatever the knowledge test is now since I have to retake it since it will most likely expire. Figuring $12k for some buffer. If I could maintain the low rental for the majority of my training, I MIGHT (longshot) be able to squeeze in under $50k, but even with that majority, I expect more like $70k total mininum before I can start flying as a job. This by no means is normal lately though. I almost never see rental costs like this anymore. The next two options within a reasonable distance, are $180 and $200 with $60 instruction. Both have been going up steadily, but also have nicer aircraft. The $200 also just repainted all 4 of theirs. We will see if there is a new bump coming there, lol.

Did it a few years ago when it was cheaper.

@@eleflux6609 how did you like Sportys? Would you use them again for your ground, or would you go a different route? About how much did Sportys cost from start to finish?

It’s nice to know we can’t verify your training 😂…

60 hrs would be 12k just on rental alone.... instructor hours is substantial as well. Say $60/hr, expect up to 60 hrs instructor time with briefings, dual, ground lessons, review, checkride prep, etc. Now up to almost $16k with tax on the rental if your state taxes that. Tack on extra random expenses, knowledge test, checkride, medical, and it goes up from there. My buffer estimate is $12k, and I have $120 rental and $50 instruction. That is a $2k buffer on my estimate for me given my current quality of manuevers. (50 flight, 60 instruction between dual and ground)

Oh don't you worry he has atleast 2 other channels that he keeps on the down low from each of his audnces.

@@GreenBlueWalkthrough is something wrong with that?

safety pilot

Both can log pic

They just have to split the xc time

@@kaptainkela Then its not Half price as he says in the video

@@dfender110 yea it’s not

Are you a commercial pilot already?

@@burnaxel checkride next week.

@@BenjiBoo42 good luck

Great point!

What a great memory!

They were certainly built to last!

Welcome aboard! And thank you!

Chad not only I have watched each and every one of your videos, but thanks for always being ready to answer any of my questions, huge shout out to you actually

@@Sam-rf2idThank you!

Yes!