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Based on our
current instructor and airplane rental rates,
a typical flying lesson will cost between $290
- $350 per lesson.
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The cost will
vary depending upon how much time the airplane
is actually used during the lesson.
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Flying lessons
are based on a 2-hr block of time, so the cost
for the instructor's time will be $100 per lesson.
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Billing out flight
instruction like this allows for crucial flight
briefings, both before and after each flying
lesson.
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Pre-Flight Briefing
- Before we head out to the airplane, we want
to establish goals for the flight lesson and to
make sure you know what we are going to accomplish. |
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Post-Flight Briefing
- After every flying lesson, we need time to discuss
your performance during the flight and to help
you know what to prepare for your next lesson. |
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During your 2-hour
flight lesson, you only pay for the airplane
while you are actually using the airplane.
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There is a timer
in the airplane called a "hobbs" meter,
which is used to keep track of and bill the
time airplane is used.
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Airplane time
during typical flying lesson ranges between
1.1 - 1.4 hours.
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Example 1* - If the
airplane is used for 1.1 hours during your 2-hour
lesson, the Total Cost of that lesson would be
$294.90: |
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$190.30
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- for the airplane
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$100.00
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- for the instructor |
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$4.60
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- fee
charged by the airport |
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Example 2* - If the
airplane is used for 1.4 hours during your 2-hour
lesson, the Total Cost of that lesson would be
$346.80: |
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$242.20
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- for the airplane
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$100.00
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- for the instructor |
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$4.60
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- fee
charged by the airport |
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* The examples above are based on an aircraft
rental rate of $173/hr and a fuel price of $7.00/gallon.
These examples do not include the fluctuating
fuel surcharge that we implemented in March
of 2022, when prices spiked nearly $2.50/gallon
(raising the operating cost to fly our airplanes
nearly $18/hr).
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