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ESTIMATED TRAINING COSTS
Version 14, updated 19 MAY 2025
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Private PilotQntyCostTotal
CFI (Certified Flight Instructor)
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Hours C-15255$154.00$8,470.00Hours C-15215$154.00$2,310.00
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Hours ground instruction20$60.00$1,200.00Hours flight instruction15$70.00$1,050.00
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Hours flight instruction30$60.00$1,800.00Hours ground instruction25$70.00$1,750.00
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Gleim study book$20.00Supplies$100.00
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Log book$10.00FAA Written Tests (2)$320.00
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Ipad$400.00FAA Practical Test$1,500.00
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Oral test prep$14.00Total$7,030.00
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Plotter$9.00
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Syllabus$14.00CFII
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Foreflight$85.00Hours C-172/Archer20$180.00$3,600.00
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Salt Lake Sectional$10.00Hours flight instruction20$60.00$1,200.00
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Fuel tester$13.00Hours ground instruction15$60.00$900.00
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Medical$150.00FAA Written Test$160.00
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Renters' Insurance$600.00FAA Practical Test$1,000.00
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Written Test$180.00Total$6,860.00
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FAA Practical Test$1,000.00
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Total$13,975.00Multi-Engine, add onQntyCostTotal
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Hours Multi-engine9$325.00$2,925.00
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InstrumentFuel9$104.00$1,040.00
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Hours C-172/Archer16$185.00$2,960.00Hours flight instruction9$60.00$540.00
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Hours flight instruction16$60.00$960.00Hours ground instruction6$60.00$360.00
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Hours ground instruction10$60.00$600.00Supplies$50.00
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Hours C-152 Shared25$77.00$1,925.00FAA Practical Test$1,000.00
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Supplies$100.00Total$5,915.00
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Written Test$160.00
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FAA Practical Test$1,000.00Multi Engine Instructor
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Total$7,705.00Hours Multi-engine6$475.00$2,850.00
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Hours flight instruction6$60.00$360.00
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Time building for commercialHours ground instructions4$60.00$240.00
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Time building for commercial120$77.00$9,240.00Supplies1$50.00$14.00
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FAA Practical Test$1,000.00
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Commercial, single engineTotal$4,464.00
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Hours C-15220$154.00$3,080.00
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Flight Instruction22$60.00$1,320.00Basic Airline Package$50,420.00
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Hours Ground16$60.00$960.00Private, instrument, time building, commercial, CFI, Multi-engine, and Multi-engine time building
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Gleim Commercial1$21.00$21.00Total Profession Package$55,829.00
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Oral Exam guilde1$14.00$14.00Basic airline package plus, CFII, MEI
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FAA Written Test$160.00Instrument to CFI$30,530.00
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FAA Practical Test$1,000.00Inst, time building, Comm, CFI
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Total$6,555.00
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*This is only an estimate and was last updated as indicated above.
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OPTIONAL COMMERCIAL MULTI-ENGINE WITH SINGLE ENGINE ADD-ON
Optional multi-engine commercial with a single engine add-on is about $2000 more, but the student will
have about 26 hours of multi-engine time instead of 26 hours of multi-enginetime instead of only 16.
An airline job will require an ATP certificate which requires 50 multi-engine hours.
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Commercial, multi-engineHoursPriceTotal
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Hours20$470.00$9,400.00
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Flight Instruction20$70.00$1,400.00
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Hours Ground16$70.00$1,120.00
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FAA Written Test$160.00
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FAA Practical Test$1,000.00
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Total$13,080.00
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Hours C-15210$154.00$1,300.00
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Hours flight instruction10$60.00$600.00
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Hours ground instruction8$60.00$480.00
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Supplies$20.00
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FAA Practical Test$1,000.00
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Total$3,200.00
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