How Much Does it Cost to Learn to Fly in Singapore?

So being based in Singapore options for flight schools are pretty limited.  Here is a summary of my findings.

I have never visited any of the Singapore flight schools, basically because they are so expensive.  They all operate out of Seletar Airport.  No flight schools in Singapore can teach navigation.  That means you will get a restricted PPL and would have to go to Malaysia or another Country to finish the navigation component.  There is also Singapore Youth Flying Club which is govenerment sponsored to develop pilots from youth for the air-force.

Singapore Flying Club

Entrance fee (non-refundable)	S$ 1,500.00
Flying Deposit (refundable upon resignation)	S$ 1,500.00
First Month Subscription Fees	S$ 100.00
TOTAL	S$ 3,100.00

Above is the cost just to get your foot in the door to the club.  They state that to get the restricted PPL you are looking at between S$20,000 to S$30,000.

They have one aircraft, a Socata TB-9C Tampico Club

Seletar Flying Club (SFC)

TYPE	ENTRANCE FEE	MONTHLY FEES	DEPOSIT	FLYING RATES IN-TRAINING	FLYING RATES OUT -TRAINING
ORDINARY FLYING NON-FLYING	$1000 NA	$80/- $45/-	$1500 NA	$315 NA	$290 NA
FAMILY FLYING NON-FLYING	NA NA	NA NA	NA NA	$315 NA	$290 NA
VISITING FLYING	NA	$100	NA	$365	NA

They do not state the cost of a full course but I assume it will be similar to Singapore Flying Club.  Not sure what aircraft they use.

Bottom line is it's ridiculously expensive to learn to fly in Singapore and that's why many people look elsewhere to get their PPL.

I will cover flight Schools in Johor Baru (Malaysia) in a future post.

If there are any schools or information I have missed please let me know.