Just how expensive is flying?

[Challenged]

Unfortunately my co-worker just informed me that he is giving up on getting his pilot's license (he's already soloed), since it is too expensive now that he and his wife are considering having a child.

The kicker here is that I was letting this person use my airplane at no cost, all he had to do was to pay for fuel and for his instructor fees...this should be an eye-opener to just how expensive flying is for most people, and if you, as a potential pilot, don't have a complete and unwavering passion for it, it's just not worth it.

 

[Jim Logajan]

or it should be an eye opener as to how expensive a kid is.

As a guess:
Cost to raise one child per year ~= cost to fly ~100 hours per year.

 

[Jim Logajan]

!!!!!

Nice to see you're still browsing PoA posts Becky.

 

[Jim Logajan]

Which thread? It sounds like this is "must-read".

This will take some time to read:

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54917

There probably should be an "Personals and Relationships" forum; maybe a sub-forum of Hangar Talk.