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All flight instruction and ground school is
one-on-one with qualified instructors using Jeppesen Learning Materials, which are
included under Pilot Supplies below. Formal ground school (class style) is also available, see our ground school page.
A typical flight lesson lasts 1-2 hours with ground school conducted before each flight lesson (with homework
assignments).
The average cost for each lesson is between $165 - $200 dollars for airplanes and $275 - $350
for helicopter.
If you train twice a week you should complete your rating in 20-30 weeks.
Total cost
for a Private Pilot airplane rating may range from $4,500-$7,000 and $7,000 - $9,000 dollars for helicopter.
Financing
is available (see below).
There is no age requirement to begin
training. You need to be 16 years of age to solo the aircraft (fly by yourself) and 17 years of age to obtain a
Private Pilot rating.
A Private Pilot single engine land rating
allows you and your family to fly almost anywhere in the world in good weather.
If you weigh
less than 200lbs, you can train in the Cessna 150/152 and the Robinson R22 helicopter.
If you weigh more you can train
in the PA28 Cherokee (airplane) but not the Robinson R22 (helicopter).
(Pilot requirements can be found
at the bottom of this page)
To start your training you need to bring the following:
1. Unexpired U.S. Passport
or
2. Original U.S. birth certificate
and
a U.S. Government issued I.D. (drivers license).
3. Foreign students please see our T.S.A. page
4. A desire to learn and have fun!!!
That's it...
Airplane Private Pilot Rating:
A Private Pilot single engine land license allows
you and your family to fly any single engine land airplane almost anywhere in the world in good weather.
(All
prices U.S. and subject to change without notice) | 40hrs. @ $94.00hr.* 40hrs
@ $74.00hr.* | | | | | | Jeppesen Learning Materials | | | | | Total
Cost: PA28
Total Cost: Cessna | Cost/Hrs. estimated only as you may require additional training Cost/Hrs. estimated only as you may require additional
training | $5,385.00
$4,585.00
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rate) Pricing revised 11/10/2011
Helicopter Private Pilot Rating:
A Private
Pilot helicopter license allows you and your family to fly any single engine land helicopter almost anywhere in
the world in good weather.
(All prices U.S. and subject to change without notice.)
Robinson R22
Robinson R22
Private
add-on | 35hrs. @ $207.00hr.*
20hrs.
@ $207.00hr.**
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Flight Instruction
add-on | 25hrs. @ $50.00hr.
10hrs. @ $50.00hr.** | | | Jeppesen Learning Materials | | | | | Total
Cost:
Total Cost:
add-on
| Cost/Hrs. estimated only as you may require additional training
Cost/Hrs. estimated only as you may require additional training | $8,970.00
$5,365.00
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(* Indicates block
rate)
(** Add-on a Private pilot helicopter rating to your existing license)
Note: *To complete a rating you will be required to pay in addition to flight training for the items listed below
regardless of the flight school you attend. Medical Certificate (for Private) $100 FAA Knowledge Test $150 Practical Test/Check-ride w/Examiner $500
*Select your OWN payment
method* We have 4 methods of payment:
1.) Choose to pay in $1000 increments and you will receive the 'block rate' on the aircraft - ($5/hr. savings). (This will save you approx. $300.00+ on your training)
2.) 'Pay
as you go' (Pay daily - only the amount that incurres after
each days training). 3). Finance your training through - Pilot Finance, Inc. (Subject to credit approval)
*Call for details*
4). Military personnel can use Post-911 G.I. Bill benefits
for non-college degree programs such as flight school training (other than a private pilot license), effective October
1,2011.
Military personnel, ref. this document for more information
(We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AMEX, checks
and cash.)
Airplane
Instrument Rating:
An Instrument rating allows
you and your family to fly any single engine land airplane almost anywhere in the world in bad weather.
(All prices U.S. and subject to change without
notice.) | 30hrs. @ $94.00hr.* 30hrs. @ $74.00.* | | Cat II IFR Simulator | 10hrs. @ $39.00hr | $ 390.00 | | | | | Jeppesen Learning Materials | | | | | Total Cost: PA28 Total
Cost: Cessna | Cost/Hrs. estimated only as you may require additional training
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(*Indicates block rate)
Airplane Commercial Rating:
A U.S. Commercial Pilot single engine land rating allows you to be compensated
(paid) to fly passengers in any single engine land airplane almost anywhere in the world.
(All prices
U.S. and subject to change without notice.)
| | | | | | | Jeppesen Learning Materials | | Ground School
| 5hrs.
@ $45.00hr
| $ 225.00
| Total Cost
| Cost/Hrs. estimated only as you may require additional training | $1,965.00
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Helicopter Commercial Pilot Rating:
A U.S. Commercial Pilot single engine helicopter license
allows you to be compensated (paid) to fly passengers in any single engine land helicopter almost anywhere
in the world.
(All prices U.S. and subject to change without notice.)
Robinson R22
Robinson R22
Private
add-on | 20hrs. @ $207.00hr.*
10hrs.
@ $207.00hr.**
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Flight Instruction
add-on | 10hrs. @ $50.00hr.
10hrs. @ $50.00hr.** | | | Jeppesen Learning Materials | | | | | Total
Cost:
Total Cost:
add-on
| Cost/Hrs. estimated only as you may require additional training
Cost/Hrs. estimated only as you may require additional training | $5,365.00
$3,295.00
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(* Indicates block
rate)
(** Add-on a Commercial pilot helicopter rating to your existing commercial license)
Initial Flight Instructor Rating (CFI): (All
prices U.S. and subject to change without notice.) | | | | | | | Jeppesen Learning Materials | | Ground School
| 20hrs.
@ $45.00hr
| $ 900.00
| Total Cost
| Cost/Hrs. estimated only as you may require additional training | $2,640.00
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Spin Training/Endorsement:
(All prices U.S. and subject to change without
notice.)
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Flight Instruction
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$67.50
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Ground School
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1hr. @ $45.00hr.
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$45.00
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Total Cost
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Cost/Hrs. estimated only as you may require additional training
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$231.50
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Instrument Flight Instructor Rating (CFII): (All prices U.S. and subject to change without
notice.) | | | | | | | | | Ground School
| 5hrs.
@ $45.00hr
| $ 175.00
| Total Cost
| Cost/Hrs. estimated only as you may require additional training | $1,515.00
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Let us teach your partner to handle the aircraft, gain confidence or handle medical
emergencies on your behalf (course includes radio work, how to claim an emergency, basic navigation, approach and landing)
(All prices U.S. and subject to change without notice.)
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Total Cost Cessna 150
Total Cost PA28
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Cost/Hrs. estimated only as you may require additional training
Cost/Hrs. estimated only as you may require additional training
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Flight
Instruction Rates: (All prices U.S. and subject to change without notice.) One on one ground Instruction before or after flight | $45.00hr. | Flight Instruction in school aircraft
Flight Instruction
in school helicopter
Flight Instruction in school multi-engine aircraft | $45.00hr.
$50.00hr.
$55.00hr. | Instruction in owners aircraft (includes $250,000 hull coverage ) | $50.00hr. | Headsets and portable GPS are provided at NO COST. | |
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Requirements:
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The following Aeronautical experience is required
to obtain a U.S. Private Pilot Certificate:
40 hours total flight time
20 hours of dual training
10 hours of solo flight
3 hours of dual cross-country flight training
3 hours of dual night flight training
One night dual cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance
10 night takeoffs and 10 night landings to a full stop with each landing
involving a flight in the traffic pattern at an airport
3 hours of flight training on the controls and maneuvering of an airplane
solely by reference to instruments, including straight and level flight, constant airspeed climbs and descents, turns to a
heading, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, radio communications and the use of navigation systems/facilities and radar
services appropriate to instrument flight;
3 hours of flight training in preparation for the practical test, which
must have been performed within 60 days preceding the date of the test
At least 5 hours of solo cross-country flight
One solo cross-country flight of at least 150 nautical miles total distance,
with full-stop landings at a minimum of three points, and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance
of at least 50 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations
Three solo takeoffs and three landings to a full stop with each landing
involving a flight in the traffic pattern at an airport with an operating control tower
50 hours of cross country flight MUST BE COMPLETED to obtain
your Instrument rating
The following Aeronautical experience is required
to obtain a U.S. Commercial Pilot Certificate:
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Be able to read, write, and converse fluently in English.
- Hold a current FAA medical certificate.
- Receive and log ground training from an authorized instructor or complete
a home-study course, such as studying Commercial Pilot FAA Knowledge Test (and the related Gleim FAA Test Prep CD-Rom), and Pilot Handbook. Subjects include:
- FARs
- NTSB Part 830
- Aerodynamics
- Aviation weather
- Operation of aircraft
- Weight and balance
- Performance charts
- Effects of exceeding limitations
- VFR charts
- Navigation facilities
- Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM)
- Aircraft systems
- Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations in the airplane
- Night and high-altitude operations
- National airspace system
- Pass the FAA commercial pilot knowledge test with a score of 70% or better.
- Accumulate flight experience (FAR 61.129). You must log at least 250 hr.
of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:
- 100 hr. in powered aircraft, of which 50 hr. must be in airplanes
- 100 hr. as pilot in command flight time, which includes at least:
- 50 hr. in airplanes
- 50 hr. in cross-country flight of which at least 10 hr. must be in airplanes
- 20 hr. of training in the areas of operation listed in item 8. below, including
at least:
- 10 hr. of instrument training of which at least 5 hr. must be in a single-engine
airplane
- 10 hr. of training in an airplane that has a retractable landing gear, flaps,
and controllable pitch propeller, or is turbine-powered
- One cross-country flight of at least 2 hr. in a single-engine airplane in
day-VFR conditions, consisting of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 NM from the original point of departure
- One cross-country flight of at least 2 hr. in a single-engine airplane in
night-VFR conditions, consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 100 NM from the original point of departure
- 3 hr. in a single-engine airplane in preparation for the practical test
within the 60 days preceding the test
- 10 hr. of solo flight in a single-engine airplane training in the areas
of operation required for a single-engine rating, which includes at least:
- One cross-country flight of not less than 300 NM total distance, with landings
at a minimum of three points, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 NM from the original departure point
- In Hawaii, the longest segment need have only a straight-line distance of
at least 150 NM.
- 5 hr. in night-VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each
landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower
- Use our Commercial Pilot Flight Maneuvers and Practical Test Prep book for your first commercial flight lesson to your practical test. We outline
and illustrate each flight maneuver you will perform during your flight training and explain the common errors associated
with each maneuver.
- Hold an instrument rating or your commercial certificate will be endorsed
with a prohibition against carrying passengers for hire on flights beyond 50 NM or at night.
- Demonstrate flight proficiency (FAR 61.127). You must receive and log training,
and obtain a logbook sign-off (endorsement) from your CFI on the following areas of operation:
- Preflight preparation
- Preflight procedures
- Airport and seaplane base operations
- Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds
- Performance maneuvers
- Ground reference maneuvers
- Navigation
- Slow flight and stalls
- Emergency operations
- High-altitude operations
- Postflight procedures
- Successfully complete a practical test, which will be conducted as specified
in Gleim's Commercial Pilot Flight Maneuvers and Practical Test
Prep.
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The following Aeronautical experience is required to obtain a Instrument
Rating:
A person who applies for an instrument rating must have logged the following:
At least 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command, of which
at least 10 hours must be in airplanes for an instrument-airplane rating; and
A total of 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time on the areas of operation
of this section, to include-
At least 15 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor
in the aircraft category for which the instrument rating is sought;
At least 3 hours of instrument training that is appropriate to the instrument
rating sought from an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test within the 60 days preceding the date of
the test;
For an instrument-airplane rating, instrument training on cross- country flight
procedures specific to airplanes that includes at least one cross-country flight in an airplane that is performed under IFR,
and consists of-
(A) A distance of at least 250 nautical miles along airways or ATC-directed routing;
(B) An instrument approach at each airport; and
(C) Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems;
Use of flight simulators or flight training devices. If the instrument training
was provided by an authorized instructor in a flight simulator or flight training device-
A maximum of 30 hours may be performed in that flight simulator or flight training
device if the training was accomplished in accordance with Far part 142; or
A maximum of 20 hours may be performed in that flight simulator or flight training
device if the training was not accomplished in accordance with Far part 142
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The following Aeronautical experience is
required to obtain a U.S. Certified Flight Instructor Certificate:
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Be able to read, write, and converse fluently in English.
- Hold a commercial or airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate with
an aircraft rating appropriate to the flight instructor rating sought (e.g., airplane, glider).
- You must also hold an instrument rating to be a flight instructor
in an airplane.
- Receive and log ground training (such as using Fundamentals of Instructing FAA Knowledge Test, Flight Instructor Flight Maneuvers and Practical Test Prep, and Pilot Handbook to learn
- Fundamentals of instructing (FOI)
- All other subject areas in which ground training is required for
recreational, private, and commercial pilot certificates and for an instrument rating
- Pass both the FOI and the flight instructor knowledge tests with
scores of 70% or better.
- You are not required to take the FOI knowledge test if you
- Hold an FAA flight or ground instructor certificate
- Hold a current teacher's certificate authorizing you to teach at
an educational level of the 7th grade or higher
- Are employed as a teacher at an accredited college or university
- Demonstrate flight proficiency (FAR 61.187).
- You must receive and log flight and ground training and obtain a
logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor on the following areas of operations for an airplane category rating with
a single-engine class rating.
- Fundamentals of instructing
- Technical support areas
- Preflight preparation
- Preflight lesson on a maneuver to be performed in flight
- Preflight procedures
- Airport and seaplane base operations
- Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds
- Fundamentals of flight
- Performance maneuvers
- Ground reference maneuvers
- Slow flight, stalls, and spins
- Basic instrument maneuvers
- Emergency operations
- Postflight procedures
- The flight instruction must be given by a person who has held a flight
instructor certificate during the 24 months immediately preceding the date the instruction is given and who has given at least
200 hr. of flight instruction as a CFI.
- You must also obtain a logbook endorsement by an appropriately certificated
and rated flight instructor who has provided you with spin entry, spin, and spin recovery training in an airplane that is
certificated for spins and has found you instruction ally competent and proficient in those training areas, i.e., so you can
teach spins.
- Use of Flight Instructor Flight Maneuvers and Practical Test Prep book from your first flight instructor lesson to your practical test. We outline and illustrate each flight maneuver
you will perform during y our flight training.
- Successfully complete the flight instructor practical test, which
will be conducted as specified in Gleim's Flight Instructor Flight Maneuvers and Practical Test Prep.
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