Kenny Keller explains expected costs for obtaining a private helicopter pilot license. He advises prospective students to "figure $20,000" as a typical estimate while noting actual costs can be higher or lower depending on factors; he also describes pay-as-you-go vs discounted block-time packages (10/20/30/40-hour blocks) and cautions that a 40-hour package may not guarantee completion.
Cost. I tell people private pilot figure spending on $20,000. You could spend more, you can spend less. There's going to be no absolute and that's one post I've done before the 40 hour package. Nothing wrong with a 40 hour package. With us you can get a discount if you buy 10 hours, 20 hours, 30 hours, 40 hours. But we don't force people to do that. You can come in and pay as you go. But we also have a discount for block time. The more hours you buy, the better rate you get. Everybody does that. And 40 hours package is fine as long as the flight school says, Hey, 40 hours. You may not be done in 40. We'll give you this special price but just beware. So there's a lot of factors in how much it's going to cost you. That's why I say figure 20,000. And if that's it could be more, could be less. There's different things that go along with that. So there is best of my ability on a quick answer on what does it cost?
