What High Flight Academy's program costs

Common questions about High Flight Academy

How much does High Flight Academy cost?

High Flight Academy does not publish a single fixed figure for its High Gear to Airline Pilot Career 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 High Flight Academy's program price?

High Flight Academy's published programs cover Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL), Flight Instructor and Instrument Instructor. The academy states about 9 months to finish. On what it excludes, the academy states: No published price. Private through Commercial multi-engine plus instructor ratings in as little as 9 months, then about 2 years total to airline minimums via instructing.

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

The academy does not publish how hours beyond the estimate are billed. Confirm before enrolling. High Flight publishes no program price (in-house financing and up to $5,000 in airline-sponsored tuition reimbursement are advertised instead), so request the full quote and the overage policy in writing. 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 High 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.