Learning to fly in the USA costs about $10k to $15k. Then about $200 per hour for actually flying the aircraft ( fuel, hire, insurance, airport fees ) so about

Learning to fly in the USA costs about $10k to $15k. Then about $200 per hour for actually flying the aircraft ( fuel, hire, insurance, airport fees ) so about $600 for that return trip. I guess the maths might work for very frequent trips or if he could take a passenger who would split the costs.