Warrenton-Fauquier Airport

5083 Airport Road, Hangar 20

P.O. Box 147

Midland, Virginia 22728

 

Private Pilot Training Program

 

How much will it cost?

 

 

It will come as no surprise to you that flight training is not cheap.  It’s better to think of flight training in terms of value rather than cost.  The concept of value involves looking not at the cost alone but at the benefit gained for that cost.  Think about the reasons why you want to learn to fly and then ask yourself, “What is it worth to me?”  When you consider that no great accomplishment comes easy or cheap, you will have to agree that learning to fly is an excellent value!

 

But since few of us have unlimited resources, we must have some idea of the expected outlay so we can make important resource allocation decisions.  So what will it cost?  It depends on how many hours it takes you to obtain the necessary knowledge and develop the necessary skill, and this in turn depends on several factors, such as:

 

 

 

Since there is no way to predict the exact cost with any accuracy, we can only provide a range of likely cost.  The minimum cost, based on completion of the minimum time required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in our Cessna 172SP is as follows:

 

40 hours aircraft rental

$5,000

20 hours flight instruction

     800

20 hours ground instruction

     800

Cessna Private Pilot Training Kit

     345 (incl tax)

Total

$6,945

 

 

 

Statistics show that few pilots earn their license in the minimum time, but rather take 10 or more hours beyond the minimum, which could push the total cost to approximately $8,000 - $9,000.  You can minimize how many hours it takes you to finish by flying as often as possible (at least twice per week is desirable) and by spending time between lessons studying, reviewing past lessons, and preparing for your next lesson.

 

Financing of your flight training expenses is available through Pilot Finance, Inc.  Please ask us about it!

 

Cessna Aircraft Company offers a program called “Catch the Sky.”  When you combine earning your Private Pilot Certificate or your Instrument Rating with the purchase of a new Cessna single-engine piston aircraft, you are eligible to receive $3,000 from Cessna.  With the accelerated depreciation program authorized in the tax code for tax year 2009 (and possibly future years), this may be practical for you.  Please ask us about this, too!

 

Visit www.flyskyworld.com or call Paul Gardella, Chief Flight Instructor, at 703-507-2324 (or email prgardella@gmail.com).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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12/15/2009