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It distinguishes two school types—Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) and Program schools—then labels each expense as PROGRAM ONLY, PAYG ONLY, or universally applicable. It explains how to budget for program coverage, fuel surcharges, aircraft rental rates (dry vs wet), instructor hourly charges, and fuel using gallon-per-hour and total flight hours. It also covers online ground school considerations, ground instruction rates, and additional miscellaneous flight school fees. 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A  \nPay-As-You-Go school, or PAYG for short, is where all of your expenses, such as the hourly rent for the plane, instructor, fuel, etc., are all paid out individually. The other type of flig ht school is what Blue Line Aviation is, a Program school. Here, a single program cost covers the plane rental, instructor costs, fuel, etc. This checklist covers expenses for either school type. We wanted you to have a comprehensive checklist for you to use as you fi nd which flig ht school suits you best.  \nLABELS  \n● As you use this checklist, you will notice some expenses will have a label next to them. Here’s what they mean:  \n○ -PROGRAM ONLY-This means that this particular expense only needs to be considered for those attending a Program school.  \n○ -PAYG ONLY-This means that this particular expense only needs to be considered for those attending a Pay-As-You-Go school.  \n○ If an expense has neither label, this particular expense needs to be considered no matter what type of school you attend.  \nFOOTNOTES  \n● Some text in this checklist will have a footnote symbol that looks like one of these; *, **, *** . These are used to note that there is a more in-depth description about this particular text, which you can fi nd in the footnotes at the end of this document.  \nTHE SHORTENED CHECKLIST  \n● We understand that it might be more convenient to just have a shortened checklist that reflects all the expenses you need to consider. You can fi nd a shortened checklist of all reflected expenses at the end of this document.  \nBE CONSERVATIVE  \n● As a fi nal note, make sure to be conservative with your expenses. Always expect expenses to cost more than calculated, so be sure to add buffer to each expense as you go through them. Flight training can be stressful on its own, so don’t let fi nances add to that stress.  \nFLIGHT TRAINING EXPENSES  \nPROGRAM COST-PROGRAM ONLY  \n● Research what costs the program actually covers. Some program costs reflect only the minimum hours needed to receive a certificate/rating. The majority of student pilots do not obtain a certificate/rating with the minimum required hours..  \nFUEL SURCHARGE-PROGRAM ONLY  \n● Fuel Surcharges are usually only charged at Program schools. This extra cost is normally charged in addition to the program cost due to high fuel rates of t he current time.  \nAIRCRAFT RENTAL-PAYG ONLY  \n● Determine if it is a dry rental rate ( rent does not include fuel) or wet rental rate ( rent includes fuel) . Keep in mind schools may charge a different rate for each certificate/rating (for example, a  \nmulti-engine aircraft for a multi-engine certificate/rating will rent for more) . If it is a dry lease, we will go over fuel costs later on in the checklist.  \n●  Formula For Total:  \nAircraft Hourly Rental Rate  \nx  \nAverage \\# of F light Hours to Receive Certificate/ Rating*  \n=  \nTotal Cost for Aircraft Rental for each Certificate/ Rating  \n- -----------------------  \nRepeat this process for each individual certificate or rating and remember that different aircraft type may  \nhave different hourly rates.  \nINSTRUCTOR HOURLY RATE FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION-PAYG ONLY  \n● This is only for flig ht instruction. Some instructors have different rates for flig ht instruction compared to ground instruction (which is further down the checklist) . Keep in mind instructors may charge a different rate for each certificate/rating.  \n●  Formula For Total:  \nInstructor Flight Instruction Hourly Rate  \nx  \nAverage \\# of F light Hours to Receive Certificate/ Rating*  \n=  \nTotal Cost for Instructor Flight Instruction for each Certificate/ Rating  \n- -----------------------  \nRepeat this process for each individual certificate or rating and remember that instructor rate may change  \nfor each type of certificate/rating you pursue.  \nFUEL-PAYG ONLY-ONLY CALCULAT","cbCaihqWgpyEVfVS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihqWgpyEVfVS","pdf",880014,12,"English","# Before You Begin\n## Type of School\n## Labels\n## Footnotes\n## The Shortened Checklist\n## Be Conservative\n# Flight Training Expenses\n## Program Cost (Program Only)\n## Fuel Surcharge (Program Only)\n## Aircraft Rental (Pay-As-You-Go Only)\n## Instructor Hourly Rate for Flight Instruction (Pay-As-You-Go Only)\n## Fuel (Pay-As-You-Go Only)\n## Ground Training Expenses\n### Online Ground School\n### Instructor Hourly Rate for Ground Instruction (Pay-As-You-Go Only)\n## Miscellaneous Flight School Fees\n# Personal Expenses","[{\"question\":\"What is the difference between a Program school and a Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) school?\",\"answer\":\"A Program school covers plane rental, instructor costs, and fuel under one program cost. 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