Accelerated academy · Torrance, CA
What Sling Pilot Academy's program costs
A full-time, integrated career program sold at a fixed price, not an hourly rate. Every figure below is Sling Pilot Academy's own published price, with the source and the date we read it. This is the published sticker, not a personalized quote.
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Sling campuses in California
Torrance (TOA) · Long Beach (LGB) · Santa Monica (SMO) · San Diego (El Cajon / Gillespie) (SEE)
Published program price
$106K
Professional Pilot Course (from zero time)
Assumes the program's planned hours. Most students fly over the minimums, and the extra flight time is billed separately.
The Professional Pilot Course price assumes you finish inside the published hour allotment (up to 210 single-engine, up to 25 multi-engine, up to 50 sim hours from zero time). Hours beyond the allotment are billed extra, so confirm the overage rate before enrolling.
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 Sling Pilot Academy.
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Add to planThe programs, with sources
Price is the Los Angeles-area figure ($105,995). San Diego is priced lower at $102,995. MEI is an optional add-on, not included in the base course. Hour allotment is 'up to' 210 single-engine, up to 25 multi-engine, and up to 50 sim hours from zero.
Includes Navi AI Debrief on all Sling flights and a custom pilot bag.
Trains zero-to-flight-instructor over 12 months full-time. Covers PPL, IR, Commercial single and multi, CFI, and CFII. San Diego price is $102,995; a from-Private-Pilot start is $81,995 LA / $79,995 San Diego.
See how an academy stacks up against Part 61, Part 141, and a 2-year or 4-year degree.
Compare the pathsFigures are Sling Pilot Academy'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 Sling Pilot Academy. Disclaimer & removal policy.
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