FAA Private Pilot’s License

• FAA requirements are at least 40 hours of flight time, but the national average is 60-75 hours.

• Plan to pay approximately $16,000, which includes $10,140 for 60 hours of aircraft rental at $169/hour (if ten hour blocks are purchased) and $4968 for 69 hours with the instructor at $72/hour, plus an online ground school, an FAA medical, and a checkride fee.

• Pay as you go in ten hour blocks of $2410, which includes fuel for the planes.

• Checkride prep is included.

• There is an FAA checkride fee of about $900, the FAA Knowledge test costs about $175, and the online ground school costs about $300.

• Once you have your Private Pilot license, you can continue with us to earn your Instrument, Commercial and Multi-Engine, CFI and CFII, and prep for your Airline Transport Pilot rating.