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The High Cost of Renting

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Joe Clark

In 1971, the cost of renting airplanes was expensive.  The sad truth about aircraft rental today is that it still remains too expensive.  Relatively speaking, it is more expensive than 35 years ago.  In 1971, a Cessna 150 cost $15 … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged airlines, airplanes, Cessna 150, Cessnas, checkride, computers, discipline, final cost for earning a private pilot certificate, Flight instructors, flying, getting rich, ground instruction, how can young kids afford flight training, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learning to fly, minimum wage, navigation plotters, pilots, private pilot, professional pilots, rental and instructional fees, renting airplanes, solo students, student pilots, testing fees, textbooks, the aviation industry, The High Cost of Renting, training aircraft | 3 Comments
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