Royal Victorian Aero Club - Training Costs

Training Costs 

N.B. Costings may change without notice (last update 01/01/2008)- please check contact number at foot of pages for confirmation or changes as applicable.
Discounts of $10 per hour apply when you join as a full flying member ($150 per annum)

MINIMUM LEGAL 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 LEGAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

General Flying Proficiency Test    (GFPT) in C150 Aircraft

Dual Flight hrs.

21 hrs

 @ $224.00 per hr

      $4704.00

  

Solo Flight hrs.

  5 hrs

@ $140.00 per hr

      $700.00

  

Simulator  hrs.

  2 hr

@ $160.00 per hr

      $320.00

  
Flight Test Fee    

  $187.00

  
Flight Test A/c

1.5 hrs

@ $140.00 per hr

 $210.00

$6121.00
P.P.L. Training / PA 28 Aircraft Costs in Australia dollars

Dual Flight hrs.

18 hrs

@ $254.00 per hr

 $4572.00

  
Solo Flight hrs.

  5 hrs

  @ $170.00 per hr

$850.00

   
Simulator

 2 hr

  @ $160.00 per hr

$320.00

$5742.00
P.P.L. Flight Test

Flight Test Fee

    

       $452.00

  
Flight Test Aircraft

2.5

 @ $170.00 per hr

$425.00

$852.00
Total Licence Cost      

$12,715.00

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.