How Do You Get A Private Pilots License (General)?
• Determine how far into training you want to go and what kind of PPL you want: fixed or rotating wing, single or multi engine, or land or water. Unless you are interested in helicopters or wanting to do a lot of water training, you should start with a single engine land with a fixed wing. • Analyse your financial situation figure out how much you are willing to pay for training – flying can be expensive. A realistic price for a PPL in the US is between $8,000 and $9,000. In Europe, prices are about 1 1/2 times as expensive. This is if you want to get a PPL on a single engine with a fixed wing aircraft. Helicopters are about twice as expensive. • Sources for money can be: out of your own pockets, parent’s pockets, grants, loans, work in exchange for training, or a combination of methods. • Determine when and where you are going for training. The general factors that needs to have thought put into are the weather conditions, the quality, the price, and any future goals. Start your train
