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Ever since I've seen the first trailer for FS2020, I've been more and more interested in flying. I took a plane once in my life, 20 years ago. Now I really want to discover this world, and maybe take an initiation lesson. It's such a bummer that the PPL is so expensive.

One thing is for sure, I'll buy this game and learn more about flying thanks to this.

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If the 10k for the PPL is prohibitively expensive for you, then flying probably isn't the right hobby.

It's not "prohibitively" expensive. It's expensive. Besides, it's not just the $10k, it's the $150/h every time you want to take the plane. That adds up quickly.

The $150/hr is the bigger cost. I got my PPL a few years ago but haven't flown once since then. If you're going to fly, you need to do it regularly to maintain proficiency - you can't just take out the plane after 4 months of not flying.

So a PPL is useless unless you're willing to spend $2k+ per year to maintain it. Do you need to go somewhere far away, often enough for that to be worth it?

prohibitively: used to emphasize a cost that is so high as to prevent something being done or bought.

Your rebuttal again is how expensive it is to fly. Some would almost say, prohibitively high?

I never said that it prevented me from doing it. It's expensive, that's all.

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