Pilot Rating Programs - Breakdown
While it is possible to earn your Private Pilot's License for under $10,000 at Pacific Skies Aviation, there are many factors that affect the total cost. The following table illustrates the various options.
For all training scenarios, we offer an ACCELERATED rate, which reduces the aircraft rental rate by $10 per hour | |||||||||||||||||
Cost Assumptions | |||||||||||||||||
Asset | Standard | Accelerated | |||||||||||||||
CE-152 | $135.00 | $125.00 | |||||||||||||||
CE-172 | $185.00 | $175.00 | |||||||||||||||
Instruction | $85.00 | ||||||||||||||||
Simulator | $90.00 | $75.00 | |||||||||||||||
Twin | $300.00 | ||||||||||||||||
PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE - FAA MINIMUM HOURS $9.8K-$12.6K | PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE - AVERAGE HOURS $17.6K-$22.5K | ||||||||||||||||
Training with a Cessna 152 - two-seat training aircraft | Training with a Cessna 152 - two-seat training aircraft | ||||||||||||||||
TRAINING | HOURS | ACCELERATED | REGULAR | TRAINING | HOURS | ACCELERATED | REGULAR | ||||||||||
Ground Instruction | 15 | $1,275.00 | $1,275.00 | Ground Instruction | 20 | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 | ||||||||||
Solo Flight | 10 | $1,250.00 | $1,350.00 | Solo Flight | 10 | $1,250.00 | $1,350.00 | ||||||||||
Dual Instruction | 35 | $7,350.00 | $7,700.00 | Dual Instruction | 70 | $14,700.00 | $18,900.00 | ||||||||||
TOTAL: | 60 | $9,875.00 | $10,325.00 | TOTAL: | 100 | $17,650.00 | $21,950.00 | ||||||||||
Training with a Cessna 172 - four-seat training aircraft | Training with a Cessna 172 - four-seat training aircraft | ||||||||||||||||
TRAINING | HOURS | ACCELERATED | REGULAR | TRAINING | HOURS | ACCELERATED | REGULAR | ||||||||||
Ground Instruction | 15 | $1,275.00 | $1,275.00 | Ground Instruction | 20 | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 | ||||||||||
Solo Flight | 10 | $1,750.00 | $1,850.00 | Solo Flight | 10 | $1,750.00 | $1,850.00 | ||||||||||
Dual Instruction | 35 | $9,100.00 | $9,450.00 | Dual Instruction | 70 | $18,200.00 | $18,900.00 | ||||||||||
TOTAL: | 60 | $12,125.00 | $12,575.00 | TOTAL: | 100 | $21,650.00 | $22,450.00 | ||||||||||
INSTRUMENT RATING - FAA MINIMUM $9.9K-$11.6K | INSTRUMENT RATING - AVERAGE HOURS $12.4K-$14.9K | ||||||||||||||||
Training with a Cessna 152 - two-seat training aircraft | Training with a Cessna 152 - two-seat training aircraft | ||||||||||||||||
TRAINING | HOURS | ACCELERATED | REGULAR | TRAINING | HOURS | ACCELERATED | REGULAR | ||||||||||
Ground Instruction | 15 | $1,275.00 | $1,275.00 | Ground Instruction | 20 | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 | ||||||||||
Simulator | 20 | $3,200.00 | $3,500.00 | Simulator | 20 | $3,200.00 | $3,500.00 | ||||||||||
Dual Instruction | 20 | $4,200.00 | $4,400.00 | Dual Instruction | 30 | $6,300.00 | $6,600.00 | ||||||||||
Solo Flight | 8 | $1,000.00 | $1,350.00 | Solo Flight | 10 | $1,250.00 | $1,350.00 | ||||||||||
TOTAL: | 63 | $9,675.00 | $10,525.00 | TOTAL: | 80 | $12,450.00 | $13,150.00 | ||||||||||
Training with a Cessna 172 - four-seat training aircraft | Training with a Cessna 172 - four-seat training aircraft | ||||||||||||||||
TRAINING | HOURS | ACCELERATED | REGULAR | TRAINING | HOURS | ACCELERATED | REGULAR | ||||||||||
Ground Instruction | 15 | $1,275.00 | $1,275.00 | Ground Instruction | 20 | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 | ||||||||||
Simulator | 20 | $3,200.00 | $3,500.00 | Simulator | 20 | $3,200.00 | $3,500.00 | ||||||||||
Dual Instruction | 20 | $5,200.00 | $5,400.00 | Dual Instruction | 30 | $7,800.00 | $7,800.00 | ||||||||||
Solo Flight | 8 | $1,400.00 | $1,480.00 | Solo Flight | 10 | $1,750.00 | $1,850.00 | ||||||||||
TOTAL: | 63 | $11,075.00 | $11,655.00 | TOTAL: | 80 | $14,450.00 | $14,850.00 | ||||||||||
COMMERCIAL RATING - FAA MINIMUM $5.3K | COMMERCIAL RATING - AVERAGE HOURS $8.7K | ||||||||||||||||
Training with a Piper Seneca twin engine aircraft | Training with a Piper Seneca twin engine aircraft | ||||||||||||||||
TRAINING | HOURS | REGULAR | TRAINING | HOURS | REGULAR | ||||||||||||
Ground Instruction | 5 | $425.00 | Ground Instruction | 5 | $425.00 | ||||||||||||
Dual Instruction | 5 | $1,925.00 | Dual Instruction | 10 | $3,850.00 | ||||||||||||
Solo Flight | 10 | $3,000.00 | Solo Flight | 15 | $4,500.00 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL: | 20 | $5,350.00 | TOTAL: | 30 | $8,775.00 | ||||||||||||
CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR | |||||||||||||||||
TRAINING | HOURS | REGULAR | |||||||||||||||
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