Accelerated academy · Scottsdale, AZ
What Sierra Charlie Aviation's program costs
A full-time, integrated career program sold at a fixed price, not an hourly rate. Every figure below is Sierra Charlie Aviation's own published price, with the source and the date we read it. This is the published sticker, not a personalized quote.
Published program price
$107K
Aviator Career Program (Private to CFI-I)
Other tracks from $79.4K.
The academy does not publish how hours beyond the estimate are billed. Confirm before enrolling.
Sierra Charlie lists a flat "all-inclusive" price but does not state how over-minimum hours are handled (and its own pages quote slightly different figures, $106,922 vs $107,122). Confirm what happens if you need more than the planned hours.
The academy's own published price. It does not reduce the 1,500-hour airline minimum (only a qualifying degree does). Prices change. Confirm current figures with Sierra Charlie Aviation.
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The programs, with sources
Published cash price (the financed price differs). Primary training is single-engine (Cessna 172SP); the program FAQ lists a Commercial Multi-Engine add-on as part of the curriculum. Total flight hours not specified.
Part 61 career program, under 14 months. Mostly single-engine training, with a Commercial Multi-Engine add-on per their FAQ. Does not reduce the 1,500-hour airline minimum.
Published cash price for students who already hold a Private certificate. Single-engine only.
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Compare the pathsFigures are Sierra Charlie Aviation's own published program prices, shown with the date we read them. They are not a personalized quote, and a student's actual cost will differ with location premiums, the fees the sticker excludes, and pace. Published prices generally assume the program's planned hours; flight training often runs over the FAA minimums, and how extra hours are billed varies by academy (some hold a truly fixed cost, others charge an hourly rate for additional time). Confirm the overage policy with the academy. An accelerated academy does not lower the 1,500-hour airline minimum; only a qualifying degree does, under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with Sierra Charlie Aviation. Disclaimer & removal policy.
Primary sources: sierracharlieaviation.com·sierracharlieaviation.com