FAA requirements are 40 hours to get your private license, but it typically takes around 60-80 hours, and the most commonly quoted approximate price I've always heard is about $10,000 for everything: ground school, flight training, materials, etc.
C++ is used today in any field that requires performance, like Gaming for instance. C++ is also very reliable and is the prime choice for embedded systems, which must be reliable to work and not cause exceptions. C++ can be used to create virtual...
C++ on the other hand took things a step further, added object-oriented features like classes to the language, along with virtual functions and templates. C++ is another of the world's most popular programming languages, and is still in wide use today in everything from video games to productivity software. C++ is a bit more difficult to pick up than C, although many people would argue that there's no reason to start with C anymore at all.