How much does it cost to learn to fly a helicopter and get a license in the USA?

I'm not talking about being able to fly commercially, just for enjoyment. Asked by browniebodrum 53 months ago Similar questions: cost learn fly helicopter license USA Transportation > Aviation.

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It will cost about $10,000 to $15,000 to get your Private Pilot's License. You can expect to spend somewhere in the range of $200/hour for flight time with an instructor, and $150-$175 solo time. Ground time is usually in the range of $30 - $40/hour.

If you do the math, you will find that it will cost about $10,000 to $15,000 to get your Private Pilot's License. These numbers vary depending upon your geographic location, flight school, ability and helicopter model. flymidwest.com/HeliPilotCert.html Sources: justhelicopters.com/Articles/detail.asp?... .

It can be fairly expensive For every level of license there are FAA minimum flight time requirements. In the case of the Private Pilot License the minimum hours are, for almost everyone, very unrealistic. The FAA requires that you have 20 hours of dual instruction and 10 hours of solo to qualify for your Private License.

However, 30-50 hours of dual is much more true to life and many take a little more. You can expect to spend somewhere in the range of $200/hour for flight time with an instructor, and $150-$175 solo time. Ground time is usually in the range of $30 - $40/hour.

If you do the math, you will find that it will cost about $10,000 to $15,000 to get your Private Pilot’s License. These numbers vary depending upon your geographic location, flight school, ability and helicopter model. A commercial rotorcraft license requires that the pilot have 150 total hours, minimum, and 100 PIC (Pilot in Command) time.

PIC time is earned flying solo in the pursuit of your Private License and any time, after attaining your Private License, where you are acting as the pilot of the helicopter-even while receiving flight instruction. Again, just doing the math, you will spend approximately another $18,000 to $20,000 getting your commercial ticket. If you already have a fixed wing license, some of that time can be applied to your rotorcraft add-on license, saving you some time and money.

Now, here comes the part about why almost everyone gets their flight instructor rating. Most introductory pilot jobs, besides flight instructor, require the pilot to have somewhere between 500 and 1000 hours piloting the helicopter, with most leaning towards the 1000 hour+ side. The most cost-effective way to attain those hours is as a flight instructor.

Flight instructors commonly have about 200 hours when they begin flight instruction. In some models of helicopter, you are required to have 200 hrs before you may instruct. Flight instructors are required to have a minimum of 200 hours.

From that point on, you are technically employable as a CFI. Now, you may work as a CFI to earn the necessary hours to be competitive in the general helicopter pilot marketplace, while actually getting paid to fly. All told, it may cost you somewhere between $38,000 and $50,000 to get to your CFI rating and start getting paid to fly helicopters.

Not cheap. You could get an excellent college education for that price, and you may want to think about that. You do not have to have a college degree, yet, to get a job as a helicopter pilot.

But, a college degree never hurt anyone in any career pursuit. But, if you’ve got the desire and made up your mind, that’s what you’re facing. Yes, you will be spending a lot of money, but you’ll also be learning an entire world of new things and you’ll discover things about yourself, in the process, that you had no idea existed.

And, you can do it on your own time-table. Some are able to find the time and money and just blast through from student to CFI, non-stop. This process can take as little as a year to two years depending upon how often you fly each week, and the number of times you fly each day.

Others, pay as they can, taking longer to complete the process. There is no right way or wrong way to become a helicopter pilot and no penalty for taking longer to get there. Flight Schools, Financial AssistanceFlight schools providing the spectrum of helicopter pilot training are scattered around the country.

Check the link at the end of this page to locate some of the schools known to PHPA, though PHPA is not in a position to recommend a particular flight school. You need to do your homework. You should interview your flight school and potential flight instructor carefully, making sure they’re right for you.

You’re about to enter into a long-term relationship and spend a bunch of money. Do it wisely. You basically want to make sure that you end up with a good feeling about their training regimen (carefully orchestrated and laid out rather than off the cuff), safety record, maintenance capability, pilot management, etc.You want to make sure that your instructor’s personality fits yours and that you will enjoy spending hours and hours with them.

If possible, ask the local FAA if they have any knowledge of the school that would be pertinent to your decision. They may avoid making specific recommendations, but you may get a feel for their opinion. If you ask them specific questions, they should give you direct answers.

Some loan programs are available, usually at a higher than average interest rate. Check with your flight school. One potential loan program to investigate may be the Career Training Loan from SLM Financial Corp.

(a Sallie Mae company) at www.slmfinancial.com We are not aware of any scholarship programs that help you get your Private Pilot’s License. However, once you have your private, at least one scholarship program does exist-for members of the Whirly-Girls (The International Female Helicopter Pilot’s Association). This is truly an awesome group of women and if you are a woman, you should join-period.

It is available to women helicopter pilots in possession of a Private Pilot’s License or higher. The opportunity to network and learn from a great group of inspirational peers is tremendous. You can find out more about the Whirly-Girls at www.whirlygirls.org.

Flight training is conducted under one of two sets of regulations, known as 14 CFR Part 61 and Part 141. If your flight school has the ability to do both, it may save you a little time and money along the way. One more thing.

Since you have to build hours between your Private and Commercial License anyway, one way to do that is by earning your instrument rating. It will cost a little more, but you’ll have a valuable new tool when it comes time to look for a job. For those who want to go, "all the way," then earning your instrument instructor’s certificate (CFII) after you get your CFI will take you that much farther.

Sources: http://www.autorotate.com/portal/PHPAInfo/BecomingAHelicopterPilot/tabid/66/Default.aspx .

What you are looking to get is a private helicopter pilot license. Learning to fly in a helicopter will cost about twice as much as learning to fly in anairplane. (In U.S.Metropolitan areas, a typical trainer helicopter rents for about US$100/hour; a typical trainer-class airplane for US $30-50/hour.) The total price will vary somewhat depending on where you are in the US, with rural areas being less expensive.

It will also depend on how good a student you are. You need at least a minimum of 40 hours of total flight time in the aircraft, including at least 20 hours of dual instruction (with a Certified Flight Instructor, or "CFI") and 10 hours of solo flight (by yourself, after proper training). Most people take a little longer to learn to control the aircraft well enough to pass the FAA "practical" flight test.

The national average is about 50-60 hours. You should expect that learning to fly a helicopter in the U.S. Will cost you between US$6,000 and US$10,000. There will also be an examiner's fee for actually taking the test, which is a couple hundred dollars.

You need fewer hours in a helicopter than in a fixed wing plane to get your license, so while a lot of folks will advise you to start with airplane training first, you would do better staying with helicopters. Also it is easier to transition from helos to planes than the other way around in case you want to add to your skills later. This is what one site says about getting your non-commercial license:People who currently do not posses any type of pilot certificateIf you hold no rating at all, you will need to take 20 hours of instruction and log 20 hours of solo practice.

Generally, however, it will take you closer to 45 hours of dual instruction before you are ready for your checkride, giving you closer to 65 hours total time in helicopters, if you are an average student. Before you can take your checkride, you must pass a written exam. These days that pretty much means going to a computerised testing center.

The test is multiple choice, there are study guides available that give you the answers, and passing grade is a 70. Piece of cake. Assuming you pass your written test, and your flight instructor thinks you are ready for the checkride, you will be signed off to take a combination oral and flight test with either an FAA examiner, or more likely a Designated Examiner who is a person who does not work for the FAA, but has been designated as having enough experience to judge whether you make the grade or not.

The length of the exams are pretty much up to the examiner. Supposedly you will only be tested on subjects called out in the "Practical Test Standards" (which you should get a copy of) but in reality most examiners use that as a bare minimum and will ask you plenty of questions that are not in the PTS. One to two hours of oral exam and an hour of flying is pretty typical for the designated examiner we send most of our student pilots to.

How much will it cost? This varies greatly.In the United States, in a Robinson R22, you should figure on about $10,000 for a private pilot license. You will find schools that promise it to your for less, but this is a realistic amount to budget for.

If you want to compare prices, don't compare their package prices, or what they say the license will cost. Simply compare their hourly prices for the machine and the instructor. That will eliminate the schools that quote ridiculously few hours to get your license.

The $10,000 figure was arrived at by multiplying 45*(the dual instruction rate) + 20*(the solo rental rate). One thing to think about is that most people looking for a school will price shop based on quoted rates. But the real determining factor will be how good the instructor is.

A disorganized instructor can cause you to take longer than a good, organized one.At $165/hr or more for dual instruction, it doesn't take many hours of wasted time before that instructor has cost you thousands of dollars. My suggestion is not to pay too much attention to the exact prices, but evaluate based on whether you like the people, and what their reputation is with their customers. Sources: http://stason.org/TULARC/sports/aviation/03-I-d-like-to-learn-to-fly-How-do-I-do-it-how-much-does-i.html AND http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070708094823AABD9lj AND http://www.cybercom.net/~copters/helo_pilot.html .

1 EddieNygma, regarding your answer "It can be fairly expensive": Thanks for your answer but about 90% of it was about flying commercialy, which I did say was not relevant to me.

EddieNygma, regarding your answer "It can be fairly expensive": Thanks for your answer but about 90% of it was about flying commercialy, which I did say was not relevant to me.

2 The first two paragraphs spelled out the prices pretty clearly for a non-commercial private license, the rest was just additional info.

The first two paragraphs spelled out the prices pretty clearly for a non-commercial private license, the rest was just additional info.

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