Accelerated academy · Miami, FL · Checked August 24, 2026

What GoFly Academy's program costs

A full-time, integrated career program sold at a fixed price, not an hourly rate. Every figure below is GoFly Academy's own published price, with the source and the date we read it. This is the published sticker, not a personalized quote.

Website goflyacademy.com

GoFly campuses in Florida

Miami (Opa-Locka) (OPF)

Section 1Program price

Published program price

$68.3K

Zero to Hero (Private through CFI)

Minimum hours

Assumes the program's planned hours. Most students fly over the minimums, and the extra flight time is billed separately.

GoFly's from-prices are members-only rates based on FAA-minimum requirements, and the academy states actual cost may vary with each student's progress. Hours beyond the minimums are billed on top.

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 GoFly Academy.

The programs, with sources

Zero to Hero (Private through CFI)
$68,333
PPL · IR · CPL · Multi · CFI
August 24, 2026Source
From-price summing GoFly's published component courses (Private from $11,450, Instrument from $10,598, Commercial single from $25,778, Commercial multi from $6,705, CFI from $6,900). Members-only rate at FAA minimums; adds a $300 checkride admin fee. Total program hours not published.
Part 141 academy at Miami Opa-Locka Executive Airport (OPF), with FAA self-examining authority for its Part 141 Private and Instrument courses. Does not reduce the 1,500-hour airline minimum.

Section 2Paying for it

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Section 4Questions

How much does GoFly Academy cost?
GoFly Academy publishes $68,333 for its Zero to Hero (Private through CFI), as listed on the academy's own pricing page (August 24, 2026). That is the published sticker for the program, not a personalized quote, and it is what the academy asks before the fees the sticker excludes.
What is included in GoFly Academy's program price?
GoFly Academy's published programs cover Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL) and Flight Instructor. On what it excludes, the academy states: From-price summing GoFly's published component courses (Private from $11,450, Instrument from $10,598, Commercial single from $25,778, Commercial multi from $6,705, CFI from $6,900). Members-only rate at FAA minimums; adds a $300 checkride admin fee. Total program hours not published.
What happens if you need more hours than GoFly Academy's program includes?
Assumes the program's planned hours. Most students fly over the minimums, and the extra flight time is billed separately. GoFly's from-prices are members-only rates based on FAA-minimum requirements, and the academy states actual cost may vary with each student's progress. Hours beyond the minimums are billed on top. This is the question worth asking hardest at any accelerated academy, because the published price and the price a student who flies over the plan actually pays are two different numbers.
Does going to GoFly Academy lower the 1,500-hour airline requirement?
No. An accelerated academy does not reduce the 1,500-hour ATP minimum. Only a qualifying aviation degree does, under 14 CFR 61.160, which lowers it to 1,000 hours for a bachelor's or 1,250 for an associate's. What an academy sells is speed and a fixed price to the commercial certificate and instructor ratings, not a shortcut to the airlines. Most graduates then instruct to build the remaining hours.

Section 5Sources

Figures are GoFly 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 GoFly Academy. Disclaimer & removal policy.

Primary sources: goflyacademy.com

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