Average cost of a flight instructor rating?

helinas · Post by **helinas** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:29 am

HI guys,

I am trying to get a feel on the average cost of the flight instructor rating? I guess it also depends on where in the country you do it. I live in the Southern Ontario Greater Toronto Area closer to Hamilton, On. area.

If anybody can add any info it would be greatly appreciated.

thank you

helinas

Bushav8er · Post by **Bushav8er** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 10:14 am

Not to be abrupt but did you look? Check out (web search) the schools in your area and they all list the costs, which seem to average:

$4500 - $8500

shamrock104 · Post by **shamrock104** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 10:20 am

Helinas,
when you started talking and asking about this it would have been around 2k, now its anywhere from 6 to 8.

LostinRotation · Post by **LostinRotation** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:10 pm

Mine was around $5200.oo judging from what the collection agency tells me

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Krashman · Post by **Krashman** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:10 pm

It costs about the same as a private just with out the solo time..... See if you can do it on a 152 and save yourself a few bucks.

200hr Wonder · Post by **200hr Wonder** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:18 pm

Depends where you do it but it should take you no longer than the minimum times quoted assuming a. You do your work and have decent hands and feet already and b. your instructor instructor does not try and milk you.

So take flight time (it is all dual) * cost
Tale briefing time (Don't forget Class 1 surcharge if any) * hours

QED

Miss Mae · Post by **Miss Mae** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:19 pm

The instructor rating will average $5000-$8000

Hamilton has 2 class I's to teach instructor ratings.

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:57 pm

helinas, what is it you really want to do, man? Have you figured it out yet?

helinas · Post by **helinas** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:54 pm

Disregard my question on this matter and move on to the next person please. I am sorry I asked the question.

thank you

helinas

Wasn't Me · Post by **Wasn't Me** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:23 am

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shamrock104 · Post by **shamrock104** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:50 pm

Helinas, like it was mentioned already, look at the schools websites for average costs for the rating.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:10 pm

Im in a similar phuckin dilema. mifr or class 4. Both are huge investments...I wish I had the mula to do both (I know I would enjoy either, teaching or ramp). I prefer doing the mifr. I have worked the ramp before...it doesn't bug me (yes, even the cold winters!), and I know I could do a couple years of it hands down if it meant an upgrade eventually...but is it a fight to get in with operators?

How many people on this site have done the ramp to right seat thing? How long did it take to find employment on the ramp? Are there a huge amount of companies that take their own from the ramp? ahhh decisions, decisions

Highflyinpilot · Post by **Highflyinpilot** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:29 pm

Well, will you ever be able to afford an MIFR instrutcing? im asking because you say i wish I had the moola to do both, unless you are planning to stick to instructing forever or go in the bush forever(which im not insisting theres anything wrong with this) you'll eventually need an IFR rating at some point.

If you can get an instructing gig and live at home with the parents then you would be able to afford a MIFR in the near future, while building PIC time(but whatever yiou do if you go instructing, do it if you enjoy it, if not the only one that suffers is the student, dont just use it as a stepping stone, as many do and will continue to do). If not then maybe invest in the MIFR and go work the ramp in hopes of upgrading.

Mind you, us peeps deal in hundreds while the banks deal in thousands, The banks got lotsa money for you to do both

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 5:12 pm

Ive had that happen to me...I couldnt do that to a person, I would take any path very seriously. But Is it hard to get employment on the ramp? Like I said, I would rather go this route, throwing bags doesnt bother me, Im used to it...Im just looking for some insight on whether people have gone this route and opinions of how hard it is to find jobs with northern operators. merci

I just finished college not too long ago...time to get my ass in gear hehe.

justwanttofly · Post by **justwanttofly** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:24 am

Wow is all I have to say.... It seems to be costing students at the school I go to around $14, 000.

Any suggestions?

oleo · Post by **oleo** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:12 am

14k? Wow, that's steep. I did mine in '09 in Eastern Ontario for $8300 in a 172. Not sure if operating costs have gone through the roof in the last 2 years for FTU's. Showing up really well prepared for each lesson will obviously make a big difference. If you're not doing the appropriate studying, knowing your stuff when you show up for each flight etc, you might end up wasting a fair bit of money. 25 hours of ground school and 30 hours of flying. What's a 172 going for these days? $150/hour? plus instructor, probably around $205 I'm guessing. Ground school's probably around $55/hr. Plus about $300 for the flight test. Yeah.....It shouldn't likely cost you $14k unless you're doing it on a float plane or something.

Beefitarian · Post by **Beefitarian** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:23 am

justwanttofly wrote:Wow is all I have to say.... It seems to be costing students at the school I go to around $14, 000.

Any suggestions?

Do it in 2007.

chinglish · Post by **chinglish** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:11 pm

14k that's ridiculous!
+1 to doing it in 2007

Mine was 5k in 2006. Inflation I guess?

wotai139 · Post by **wotai139** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:48 pm

It's about $6k give or take a thou or two.

14k?? There's gotta be something wrong with that number.

Big Pistons Forever · Post by **Big Pistons Forever** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 3:08 pm

I tell my students to use 10 K as a planning number

Big Pistons Forever · Post by **Big Pistons Forever** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:18 pm

wotai139 wrote:It's about $6k give or take a thou or two.
.

How many instructors have you trained ?

ant_321 · Post by **ant_321** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:11 pm

cost me between $8000 and $8500

SuperchargedRS · Post by **SuperchargedRS** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:36 pm

Just under 2k stateside a few years ago.

It's insane folks are paying over 10k for their instructor, damn!

iSight · Post by **iSight** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 3:33 pm

cost me $11,500 TC fees included, flt test a month ago. I did it in 54 hrs grd brief time and 35 hrs dual in the plane and 3-4 hrs solo practice. Class 1 instructing me said that I did it in record time out of the people he's put through

. I feel like I overpaid as far as grd time is concerned but the TC examiner said that he wished that the mins were 50hrs gnd, 35 dual and 20 solo.
I think if you're able to present a PGI without sounding like an athlete on tv (it was, um, a really, um, good game, uh...we played, um, as , uh, a team, um, ah, um...tonight) and you can apply the appropriate teaching techniques for the student the class 1 is pretending to be, you shouldn't have to act out a PGI for every single exercise. Most times the "student" would be the dumbest guy and never did there homework so it was impossible to get a PGI done in less than 1.5 hrs. Even if I knew everything back and front with no errors!
But I guess that's better for business...

Oh well. Now I'm (barely) making money!!

Big Pistons Forever · Post by **Big Pistons Forever** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:50 pm

iSight wrote: . Most times the "student" would be the dumbest guy and never did there homework so it was impossible to get a PGI done in less than 1.5 hrs. Even if I knew everything back and front with no errors!
But I guess that's better for business...

News flash there isight........ you have to be able to teach everyone not just the really gifted students. As for your statement about knowing everything back to front, you must be exceptional because I have never seen a FI student even close to that standard. 25 hours of GB is unrealistically low. I have had only been able to finish close to the 25 hrs by not billing all my time. In the UK the Ground school requirement for the FI rating is 125 hrs. Personally I think 50 hours is about the right number.

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