Larry Dighera writes:

Below is some information about a firm offering Trike training in the
southwest. Now that the Sport Pilot certificate exists, why does it
cost so much to attain?

The nature of aviation is such that it always costs a lot. When there
is a heavy regulatory and safety burden in a domain, both of these
have a direct and substantial effect on costs. Aviation is heavily
regulated and heavily safety-conscious, and it shows in the prices.

There is also a lot of price-gouging when someone knows that you can
only go to certain sources (e.g., when it's forbidden to buy anything
that isn't "certified").

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