Flight training to become a pilot is not cheap but it is not an exorbitant price either. All too often, when an individual is planning to take some type of course, they do not look at the overall picture. They find out what the tuition fee is going to be but forget about all the incidentals. If you do this with your flight training course, you could end up sorely disappointed: to the point where you cannot complete your course because you have run out of finances. The tuition gives you a minimum of what you can expect to pay but quite often, it arises above that. For example, you may require or want extra flight time. These are going to cost extra, the same as your books and reading materials for example.
At all times you must keep yourself aware of exactly what the FAA requirements are and ensure that you meet those demands. For example, you may need three hours on instrument training, but somewhere along the way, you are an hour short. This will not be something the FAA examiner will overlook. You are then in for a big disappointment. Watch every requirement carefully and make sure that prior to any testing you have the proper hours completed. Nighttime flying is another area that often is forgotten about when attaining the required hours. The next thing you know you get a call from your school telling you that you are short hours and have to make them up or you will not qualify for your test. This means extra money for flight time. Just when you think, you have done it all and paid for it all the unforeseen pops up.
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