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One thing that hasn't been touched upon in this post yet - if you go the civilian route, your fees are split between the instructor and the aircraft. If you really intend to fly a lot, you might look into buying a plane. It'll save you a bunch in the long run as opposed to hourly rentals. They're not cheap, though - you're looking at around $25K as the absolute minimum, for a 1970s-80s vintage two-seater, like a Cessna 152, Piper Tomahawk, or Beech Skipper.

Don't even think about a new one.

But if you go to a school with a lot of other student pilots, maybe 3 or 4 of you could swing a loan and share the plane's time - then, when you graduate, sell it (you'll get your money back, if not more, minus maintenance costs)

Edit: It just ocurred to me that you might be headed to a school that specializes in flight training and has their own planes - the cost of which are included in your tuition. In my case, I went to a state university that had a discounted contract with a local airport and flight insruction school - we paid by the hour.

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