Flight School Cost

The Cost of Flight School

Get ready for your pilot career start with us!

You can choose your own schedule:
Full time, part time or anything in between. Here are the durations for full time students:

Step 1. Private Pilot 14 day finish up or 4 weeks to 6 weeks full time

Step 2. Collect qualifying flying hours to move towards the next level, 3 weeks

Step 3. Instrument Rating 10 days to 3 weeks

Step 4. Collect qualifying flying hours to move towards the next level, 4 weeks

Step 5. Commercial pilot certificate 1 week to 10 days

Step 6. Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) course 4 weeks

Step 7. Start working as a flight instructor to qualify for your airline job!

Total Cost:
Airline Sponsored School: $140,000 - $180,000
California Flight School: $65,000 - $75,000

No prepayment required, pay as you go. There are no contracts and no commitments.
Third party financing programs are available, please contact us for a referral.

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PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE

Pay as you go, by the hour, no prepayment needed!

  • 50 hours C150/C172
  • 10 hours of VFR procedure trainer/simulator (included)
  • 20 hours of flight instructor time for simulator / ground training (included)
  • 60 hours of flight instructor time for pre-flight, flight and post-flight instruction

TOTAL PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE: $15,000 - $17,000 (pay as you go, accelerated)
Part time not unusual to see $17k to $18k

Note: Estimates do not include additional ground instruction where needed. Add approximately $1,500 for books, exam costs, and misc.
Prerequisites:

  • Completion Certificate from our ground school or home study program of your choice
  • 3rd Class Medical or Better, min. age 17 to take the final test
  • Required Flight Time to Get Ready for the Instrument Rating: 50 hours aircraft rental approx. $7,250
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INSTRUMENT RATING

  • 30 hours of aircraft rental – $4,350
  • 10 hours of FAA approved BATD simulator – $690
  • 10 hours of procedure trainer time – $490
  • 60 hours of flight instructor time – $4,800

TOTAL PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE: $10,330 – $12,000

Note: Estimates do not include ground instruction. Add approximately $1,500 for books, exam costs, and misc.
Prerequisites:

  • Private Pilot Certificate
  • 50 hours PIC Cross-Country
  • 20 hours of actual or simulated instrument time logged
  • 3rd Class Medical or Better
  • Completion Certificate from our Instrument Rating ground school or home study program of your choice

Required Flight Time to Get Ready for the Commercial Pilot Certificate:
You can credit 50 hours of our AATD simulator time (FAR 61.129) to your total. Flight time to reach 250 hours total time.
Example: 100 hours needed to reach qualification level, aircraft rental cost $14,500.
NOTE: 10 of these hours are required to be in a TAA aircraft (technically advanced aircraft).

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INITIAL COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE

  • 10 hours of aircraft rental – $1,450
  • 5 hours procedure trainer – $245
  • 15 hours of flight instructor time – $1,200

TOTAL PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE: $2,895 – $3,500

Note: Estimates do not include ground instruction. Add approximately $1,500 for books, exam costs, and misc.
Prerequisites:

  • Private Pilot Certificate
  • Instrument Rating
  • 240 hours total flight time (to reach 250 during the program)
  • 100 hours PIC flight time, which includes at least:
    • 50 hours in airplanes
    • 50 hours in cross-country flight, of which 10 hours must be in airplanes
  • 3rd Class FAA Medical or better
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INITIAL COMMERCIAL MULTIENGINE CERTIFICATE

  • 15 hours of aircraft rental
  • 5 hours procedure trainer
  • 15 hours of flight instructor time

TOTAL PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE: $3,500

Note: Estimates do not include ground instruction. Available to our own graduates only.
Prerequisites:

  • Commercial Pilot Certificate
  • Instrument Rating
  • 250 hours total flight time
  • 100 hours PIC flight time, which includes at least:
    • 50 hours in airplanes
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INITIAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE

Get ready to go to work!

Our very own CFI academy training will prepare you optimally to pass with confidence, on the first try. Graduates of our Private Pilot, Instrument, and Commercial programs will have no problem following the CFI course material and finishing it efficiently.

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Explore our flight training programs, from Commercial Aviation courses to Instrument Ratings, or even start with a Discovery Flight.

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Flight School Additional Information

The cost of your flight school training is affected by a lot of factors

Factors that influence your flight training cost:
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‍- The airplane you choose to learn to fly in
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- The number of instruction hours you require
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- Your study habits and natural aptitude (this affects how many
instruction hours you’ll need)
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- Our use of flight simulators, which help reduce your total flight training cost
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- Your chosen time frame — learning to fly in a shorter period is often more efficient and cost-effective
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- Please keep in mind: your progress, completion time, and overall cost depend greatly on your talent, enthusiasm, and how consistently you study.

Knowledge Test

The FAA computer multiple choice testing fee for each of the flight academy tests is currently is $175, paid directly to the test center. You will prepare for the exams using our online video based ground school. The tests consists of 60 questions and you will have plenty of time to complete it.

Starting the Flight Academy

You can start with us anytime. Our flight academy offers training with "pay as you go", there is no need for advance payments. Once you have established a set schedule we will help you make a plan to complete the training efficiently.

TSA Authorization

In case you are not a US citizen, the US government agency TSA requires additional processing. Please let us know if this applies and we can help you with this.

Medical Exam

You will want to go for a first class medical exam to make sure there are no obstacles in the way. The FAA publishes a list of approved aviation medical examiners. You won't need this certification right away but it is wise to get this done early in the training.

Training Times

Any time during daylight hours, any day, weekends, holidays. We are very flexible and you can arrange a schedule to suit your requirements. If you consider accelerating your training schedule to several times per week or even every day, you need to accelerate your study effort accordingly.

Final Flight Test

The final FAA flight test fee is currently $1000, paid directly to your friendly FAA examiner. Your flight instructor will prepare you for this exam which consists of a ground (oral) and flight portion.

Flight School Books & Equipment

Our online video training package is $299 including the online ground school and online test prep software. Misc. equipment, manuals and charts about another $150. We recommend getting this kit right away and start preparing for your lessons.

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