Royal Victorian Aero Club - Training Costs

Training Costs 

N.B. Costings may change without notice (last update 01/07/2009)- please check contact number at foot of pages for confirmation or changes as applicable.

MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

General Flying Proficiency Test
(GFPT) and Private Pilot Licence
THEORY  REQUIREMENTS
DESCRIPTION COST TOTAL COST
Basic Aeronautical Knowledge Exam Fee

$80.00

  
Private Pilot Licence Exam Fee

$200.00

 $280.00AU
Student Pilot Kit

$148.00

  
Private Pilot Licence Kit $192.00

$340.00AU
Alternatively attend lectures conducted by R.V.A.C flying training Staff
Basic Aeronautical Knowledge

$400.00

  
Private Pilot Licence $750.00

$1,150.00AU

Additional Costs

Private Tuition per hour

 $42.00  
Maps, Charts & Publications, Equipment and Incidentals $275.00  

 

MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

General Flying Proficiency Test    (GFPT) in Sportstar or C150 Aircraft

Dual Flight hrs.

21 hrs

 @ $236.00 per hr

      $4956.00

  

Solo Flight hrs.

  5 hrs

@ $150.00 per hr

      $750.00

  

Simulator  hrs.

  1 hr

@ $151.00 per hr

      $302.00

  
Flight Test Fee & Logbook endors.    

 $330.00

  
Flight Test A/c

1.5 hrs

@ $150.00 per hr

 $225.00

$6563.00
P.P.L. Training / PA 28 Aircraft Costs in Australia dollars

Dual Flight hrs.

21 hrs

@ $266.00 per hr

 $5586.00

  
Solo Flight hrs.

  6.5 hrs

  @ $180.00 per hr

$1170.00

   
Simulator

 1 hr

  @ $151.00 per hr

$151.00

$6907.00
P.P.L. Flight Test

Flight Test Fee, CASA Lic Fee, Level 6 English

    

       $562.00

  
Flight Test Aircraft

3

 @ $180.00 per hr

$540.00

$1,102.00
Total Licence Cost      

$14,572.00

Please Note: The average time taken to achieve the required standard at the private level is around 65 hours total training time (dual & solo). It is much more realistic to budget on the fact that your training will probably be somewhere around this time, rather than closer to the legal minimum time required of 40 hours. People learn to fly at quite differing rates of progress and this makes it very difficult  to state training costs precisely. However, the Royal Victorian Aero Club asserts that it will make every effort to keep your training costs to the minimum possible for the standard required.

 

MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Constant Speed Unit / Retractable (CSU/R)

Dual Flight hrs.

3 hrs

 @ $321.00 per hr

      $963.00

  

Endorsement Fee

 

$30.00

      $30.00

  
Total Endorsement Cost      

$993.00

 

MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Initial Multi Engine Endorsement - PA44 Seminole

Dual Flight hrs.

7 hrs

 @ $463.00 per hr

 $3241.00

 

Endorsement Fee

 

$30.00

$30.00

  
         
Total Endorsement Cost      

$3271.00

 

MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating (MECIR)

Dual Flight hrs.  Single Engine

8 hrs

 @ $277.00 per hr

 $2216.00

 
Dual Flight hrs. Multi Engine (PA44)  17 hrs @ $463.00 per hr  $7871.00  
Dual Simulator    15 hrs @ $162.00 per hour

$2430.00

  

Flight Test (PA44)

  3 hrs

$463.00

$1389.00

  
Test/CASA Fees   $550.00 $550.00  
Total Endorsement Cost      

$14,456.00

 

MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL)

IMPORTANT: Below tables the minimum requirements to achieve CPL.  It is important to recognise all hours flown to this point will contribute to the hours required below, and certain components of this training will have been completed while doing other endorsements.

GFPT

 

  

 $6,563.00

  
PPL      $8,009.00  
CSU/R     $993.00  
Solo Flight hrs.    58.5  @ $147.00 per hour

$8,599.50

  

2 Hours Dual Simulator

 

$151.00 per hour

$302.00

  
 CPL Theory Courses     $3,535  
CPL Theory Exams     $1,066  
Dual CPL, PA28    17 $266.00 $4,522.00  
Dual CPL Piper Arrow hrs     10 $321.00 $3210.00  
CPL Flight Test 3.5 Hours - Arrow @ solo rate    3.5 $235.00  $822.50  
Test Fee    $450.00  $450.00  
CPL Licence Fee (CASA charge)    $130.00  $130.00  
Landing Fees Estimation   $2000.00 $2000.00  
Total Endorsement Cost      

$40,202.00