Kenny Keller says $85,000 for helicopter training is reasonable. Total costs range from $50,000 to $100,000 depending on aircraft type and how often you train. Training three times a week keeps costs down and progress steady; stretching it out over months makes it more expensive and slower.
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Yes — Kenny says 'Absolutely, it can.'
$95,000.
Approximately $50,000 to $100,000.
About three times per week.
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All right, thanks for stopping by. Another one of our helicopter training Q and A videos. This one's from a YouTube subscriber who asked his question was very short $85,000 for training, question mark. And it was on a video that I did about the cost of helicopter training. So I want to elaborate on this one because this is a big one that comes up a lot and people ask it repeatedly. So if you simply look at where you're wanting to train at and what aircraft you're going to want to fly is going to be the biggest factor in how much it's going to cost you. Can it cost you $85,000 to get from off the street to CFI to get your helicopter pilot job? Absolutely, it can. Can it be done for less than that? Yes, it can. Can it cost you more than that? Yes, it can. In the one video I did, I talked about a young man that worked for me. He did his training in R22 and R44 both. He went all the way to double I, which is certified instrument instructor, flight instructor, and instrument instructor. And total cost of his training was $95,000. So is that unreasonable? No, it's not. Depending on what aircraft you're flying, it could cost you 95,000. It could cost you 85,000. Could you get it done for 50,000? Probably. If you're flying the R22 and you're being smart about your training and you're doing it in the most effective means possible, could a guy get it for maybe 50,000? Maybe, but 50 is going to be probably a minimum, and I'm just throwing out numbers, but it definitely could be in the range from 50,000 to 100,000, depending on what aircraft you fly. Again, are you going from off the street to CFI in a year or with other issues you may have in your life with work, family, other things you got you have going on, if you drag it out over several years, then that's going to cost you a lot more money because you're not going to make good progress. If you're flying one day a week, it's just not going to happen. Because if you fly one day a week, the next week when you go back, you're going to be like, well, let's see, what were we doing a week ago? And you try to pick up and try to make progress from there. And I'm not saying you won't make progress, but it won't be very quickly. Now the other end of the spectrum is flying too much. If you tried to go fly every single day and study every single day, you're probably going to get burnout and that's not going to work out too well either. Three times a week. I heard that 12 years ago as being one of the best ways to train and I still believe that. Honestly and truly still believe three days a week is key to really making good progress and making effective use of your money. So the answer to that question, $85,000 question mark absolutely. To get from off the street to become an instructor and get the time you need to get your first job to start working, absolutely. You could spend $85,000. So thanks for stopping by checking out this video. If you have a question that you'd like us to answer during our live broadcast and these you can always watch later, we'll have them posted on YouTube and our website as well. So leave your comments in the box below. And thanks for stopping by.
