What Pacific Flight Academy's program costs

Common questions about Pacific Flight Academy

How much does Pacific Flight Academy cost?

Pacific Flight Academy does not publish a single fixed figure for its Professional Pilot Program (from zero time), so we do not list one rather than guess. You will need to request pricing from the academy directly. When you do, ask what the number excludes and how hours beyond the program's plan are billed, which is where academy costs usually move.

What is included in Pacific Flight Academy's program price?

Pacific Flight Academy's published programs cover Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL), Flight Instructor and Instrument Instructor. The academy states about 12 months to finish. On what it excludes, the academy states: No published program total; the site publishes hourly rates only (for example, Sling 2 at $220 per hour member rate and a Baron for multi-engine, plus a $55 per hour instructor rate, all before Hawaii sales tax). The program runs about 9 to 12 months with a guaranteed CFI job on completion, and a Horizon Air pilot development pathway offers stipends the school describes as about 15 percent of total training cost.

What happens if you need more hours than Pacific Flight Academy's program includes?

The academy does not publish how hours beyond the estimate are billed. Confirm before enrolling. Pacific Flight publishes an hourly rate sheet (aircraft and instructor rates plus Hawaii sales tax) rather than a program total, and member rates require program enrollment and proof of Hawaii residency. Request a full program quote before enrolling. 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 Pacific Flight 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.