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Training Cost Estimator

Pencil Out Your Training.

Pick your certificate and your aircraft, then drag the slider to see roughly what it runs. This is a planning estimate, not a quote.
FAA minimum: 40 flight hours. Most students need more.
Flight hours 40
Instructor $50/hr
Aircraft, wet ($200/hr)
$8,000
Instructor ($50/hr)
$2,000
Estimated total
$10,000
This is an estimate, not a quote. Hour minimums shown are FAA minimums under Part 61, not a promise of how long your training will take. Every pilot builds proficiency at their own pace, and most students fly beyond the minimum before their checkride. Aircraft rates are wet (fuel included). All rates subject to change.

What It Costs. Plainly Stated.

No membership. No monthly dues. Here is exactly what you pay to fly and what it takes to earn each certificate, so you can plan your training with your eyes open.

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The Path, and What It Takes.

Every certificate has an FAA minimum. Almost nobody hits it exactly. Treat these numbers as the floor, not the finish line, and know that your instructor will tell you honestly where you stand along the way.

Private Pilot Certificate

40 Hours

Part 61 minimum. The national average runs closer to 60–70 hours.

Instrument Rating

40 hours of instrument time

Also requires 50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command before the checkride.

Commercial Pilot Certificate

250 hours total flight time

Includes hour minimums inside categories like cross-country, night, and instrument time.

Flight Instructor Certificate (CFI)

No fixed hour minimum

Built on your Commercial Certificate. Requires specific ground and flight training, the FOI and CFI knowledge tests, and a practical checkride.

These are FAA minimums, not a promise of how long your training will take. Every pilot builds proficiency at their own pace.

The Fleet

Small white airplane with red and black stripes parked outside a grey hangar under a dark, cloudy sky. A person is standing near the hangar.

N5819U — Piper Cherokee 140

$200/hr, wet

1970 Piper Cherokee 140, upgraded to 160 HP. IFR certified.

Highlights: Garmin GTN-355 WAAS, dual G5 attitude and heading indicators, WX-8 Stormscope, Century I wing leveler, four-place intercom, ADS-B Out.

Small private aircraft parked at an airport tarmac on a clear day.

N118BJ — Piper Cherokee 181

Small white airplane with blue and gold stripes parked on a tarmac, with a cloudy sky above and another airplane in the background. 
$225/hr, wet

Based in Paragould.

N15671 — Piper Cherokee 140

$200/hr, wet

1972 Piper Cherokee 140, upgraded to 160 HP. IFR certified.

Highlights: Garmin GNS 430W, dual AV-30s, KI 209A VOR/LOC/glideslope indicator, four-place intercom, ADS-B Out.
Small white and red private airplane parked on an airport tarmac with hangars and a clear blue sky in the background. 
$200/hr, wet

1974 Piper Cherokee 140, upgraded to 160 HP. VFR only.

Highlights: LED landing light, position and strobe lights.

N43218 — Piper Cherokee 140