How much per hour would it take to get you to move?

[apiaguy]

For all of you starting or involved in flight training currently......

 

What per hour rate would it take to get you to move to that location to train?

Would $50/hr cheaper than you currently pay be worth it to move and train at a different location? Out of State?

 

Or are you happy with your current school no matter the flight hour cost because you think they're giving you your moneys worth?

I could agree with the above if it is a nominal difference in cost.... like 10 or maybe 20/hr different... So how much to get you to switch??

 

$50/hr X 200 hrs. = $10,000 cheaper during your training.

[bqmassey]

I'll be starting when I can afford it.

 

Assuming the flight training is high quality, I would have to be saving money in the end to relocate. If the discount makes up for what it will cost me to live in a new place for a while, I'd move.

[Goldy]

I'll be starting when I can afford it.

 

Assuming the flight training is high quality, I would have to be saving money in the end to relocate. If the discount makes up for what it will cost me to live in a new place for a while, I'd move.

 

 

I'd switch for a buck, but I'm one cheap bast***

 

I stayed where I was even though it was $20 an hour cheaper somewhere else...but it was an hour away, and I like the guys I was flying with.

[jehh]

Cost isn't everything...

 

You have to look at the quality of the equipment, instructors, school, etc. What are they offering compared to the next guy.

 

Another question is, is there a decent chance the school will hire you when you're done. Some schools are busier than others, some have more turnover than others.

[Sparker]

If the cost of flight training is less there is a good chance the general cost of living is less.

 

It depends how much you want to live wherever it is you want to live... uh.... its 3AM, am I even making sense???? I want to live by the ocean. Flight training is cheaper there, at least at the school I'm gonna go to... but cost of living is higher. But I really want to! So it just depends. There is a lot more to life as a student than just showing up for flights. I cant do Arizona or Wyoming or New Mexico or Delaware or North Dakota or Idaho or Nebraska anymore! California, BABY! :lol:

 

I am way sleep deprived. hope I didn't offend anyone in the afore mentioned states.

 

Good night.

[Paisley]

You get what you pay for, or so I'm told.

[beckwith]

I'm like sparker in that it has to be somewhare I can live and that means there have to be mountains within a half days drive preferably with snow. Otherwise I crack up a little. Also the sun had better be shining four days out of five or the school better have those sun lamp things.

 

Honestly if there where a school on the western slope of Colorado I wouldn't move for almost any money.

[heligirl03]

I'm curious how much people are paying around the country anyway. Of course it's going to be different everywhere, just like home prices and groceries, you can't do anything about the cost of living effect. And remember everyone has a different situation so maybe you can relocate, maybe not. For instance, it doesn't make sense to relocate to a cheaper location and take the chance on a new job, if the job you currently have is going to see you through school where you are anyway. Ok?

 

So, let's compare, for instance, hourly a/c rates, hourly ground, cost of regular unleaded gas, and cost to rent (to live), avg price of a single family home. Let this be like the "how tall are you" thread, so we can see what's going on around the country. Ignorance is bliss, but information is power.

 

SEATTLE, WA

$225/hr wet, dual, R22, part 61 (important factoid to include i think)

$40/hr ground

$3.00/gal reg unleaded

$525/mo to rent a room in a very comfy house with one professional, adult roommate. (this is pretty avg for here)

$350,000+++ for a single family home well outside the city

[Sparker]

I'm curious how much people are paying around the country anyway. Of course it's going to be different everywhere, just like home prices and groceries, you can't do anything about the cost of living effect. And remember everyone has a different situation so maybe you can relocate, maybe not. For instance, it doesn't make sense to relocate to a cheaper location and take the chance on a new job, if the job you currently have is going to see you through school where you are anyway. Ok?

 

So, let's compare, for instance, hourly a/c rates, hourly ground, cost of regular unleaded gas, and cost to rent (to live), avg price of a single family home. Let this be like the "how tall are you" thread, so we can see what's going on around the country. Ignorance is bliss, but information is power.

 

SEATTLE, WA

$225/hr wet, dual, R22, part 61 (important factoid to include i think)

$40/hr ground

$3.00/gal reg unleaded

$525/mo to rent a room in a very comfy house with one professional, adult roommate. (this is pretty avg for here)

$350,000+++ for a single family home well outside the city

 

I know you may be looking for more specific than this... but this has been talked about allot Most info can be found on individual schools websites.

 

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And Polled Here

 

 

Not going yet...

 

Santa Cruz, CA

$260/hr Dual, wet R22 Part 61

$55/hr ground

$205/hr Solo

No special prices for deposits

$1000-1500/mo for 2 bedroom apartment

$400,000 for a house falling off the foundation in the ghetto.