At this time a private pilot license is going to cost you between $7500 and $8500. That is if you get it done. If you take a long time to do it it can cost a lot more. I have a free book on this subject. I have broken everything down in great detail. You can get it free below http://learn-to-fly-book.arizona-flight-training-and-instruction.com/ltffree.exe Airfreddy
Personally I tell people not to even think about stuff like this until you have at least 500 hours. I have a simple saying, hope it makes sence to you all: " if you are trained with nothing, when you loose everything you are right at home. If you are trained with everything and loose everything, you are in big trouble" Airfreddy
You are after the instructor not the FBO there are a ton of options to look at. There are a lot of flight instructor data bases out there. I would look around your local airports for flying clubs and meet as many people as you can. The best instructors are usually going to be freelance instructors, They are the ones that have been around for a while. Most of the flight schools are going thru instructors like crazy so make sure you find someone who is gong to be around for a while. You don't want to switch instructors. It will kill you cost wise. Email me if you have any questions airfreddy
I owned a flight school for years. I had two 152's and two 172's. In either case is is hard to make money. The opperating expenses is about the same. The 172 burns a little more fuel but maintenance is the same. I am working with a new flight school owner. I did recently tell him that he may think about getting a 152 just because of the economy. I have trained hundreds of students in the 152. The industry has moved toward the 172 because you can make a little more money and have a plane that people can rent with two friends. So you have a trainer and a rental at the same time at the same operating cost. If you want to take two people the 152 is out of the question. So I would look at the client base and see if you are going to have more students or have students that become renters. Now the price of a 172 is going close to $120 Per hour. Most private pilot students are less than 200 pounds so you can get almost all of your students in the 152. I am small though. I only weigh 145. You may start to see more 152's being used for trainers once again. Many private students are buying them to do their training in also. Either way the customer is the one who pays so it will depend on that the market can take. airfreddy
Personally I tell people not to even think about stuff like this until you have at least 500 hours. I have a simple saying, hope it makes sence to you all: " if you are trained with nothing, when you loose everything you are right at home. If you are trained with everything and loose everything, you are in big trouble" Airfreddy
You are after the instructor not the FBO there are a ton of options to look at. There are a lot of flight instructor data bases out there. I would look around your local airports for flying clubs and meet as many people as you can. The best instructors are usually going to be freelance instructors, They are the ones that have been around for a while. Most of the flight schools are going thru instructors like crazy so make sure you find someone who is gong to be around for a while. You don't want to switch instructors. It will kill you cost wise. Email me if you have any questions airfreddy