Read this on a club website.
This is considered the norm.
"We have approximately 6 instructors at any given time during the season and we are happy to provide free flight instruction to all club members.
Some students learn quickly (a few weeks), but most will take a couple months to solo depending on how much training they are able to put in.
Although it's REALLY hard to estimate how much flight time it will take before you are able to solo, you should count on 50 fifteen minute flights to start. You can expect 2 to 6 flights a day on an average Saturday or Sunday."
I can't imagine very many parents would have the time or patience to haul their kids to the flying field knowing they will have do so on such a regular basis.
Some clubs only offer instruction once a month, which in some areas the flying season is only 4 or 5 months, that is if the weather cooperates
Last edited by fliers1; 04-16-2018 at 12:42 AM.