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.
Our Courses
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
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)
INITIAL COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE
> 10 hours of aircraft rental $1,450
> 5 hours procedure trainer $245
> 15 hours of flight instructor time $1200
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 and 3rd Class FAA Medical or better.
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, 50 hours in cross-country flight of which 10 hours must be in airplanes, 3rd Class FAA Medical or better and Available to our own graduates only
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 Commerical programs will have no problem following the CFI course material and finishing it efficiently.
