How much does Silverhawk Aviation Academy cost?

Silverhawk Aviation Academy publishes $11,000 for its Private (Part 141, Cessna 172), as listed on the academy's own pricing page (August 27, 2026). It publishes 5 tracks in total, priced by how much flight experience you start with. 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 Silverhawk Aviation Academy's program price?

Silverhawk Aviation Academy's published programs cover Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor, Instrument Instructor and Multi-Engine (AMEL). The headline track plans for about 35 flight hours. On what it excludes, the academy states: The published total covers the registration fee, textbooks and supplies, 30 hours dual, 5 hours solo, 35 hours of ground instruction, the computerised FAA written exam and the examiner's fee. Aircraft insurance is an additional fee for students not already enrolled with Silverhawk.

Does going to Silverhawk Aviation 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.

Where does Silverhawk Aviation Academy train?

Silverhawk Aviation Academy trains in 2 states: Idaho and Oregon. Its own location list names 2 campuses, and each state has its own page here with the campuses in it. The published program price is national and does not change by campus, though living costs do.

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What Silverhawk Aviation Academy costs

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

Website silverhawkaviation.net

Two bases: its Caldwell FBO in Idaho and its Ontario FBO across the state line in Oregon.

Section 1Program price

Published program price

$11K

Private (Part 141, Cessna 172)

Minimum hours

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

Every total carries the same footnote: "Completion times and costs are based on FAA minimums and Silverhawk Aviation Academy makes no implied or explicit guarantee as to time or cost required to complete any rating." The school then prints its own averages beside three of the totals and they are much higher than the totals, which is the clearest statement of the gap between an FAA-minimums price and a real bill anywhere in this directory. Read the averages, not the totals. Aircraft insurance is an extra fee for students not already enrolled.

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 Silverhawk Aviation Academy.

The programs, with sources

Private (Part 141, Cessna 172): $11,000; PPL · 35 hrs; August 27, 2026Source; The published total covers the registration fee, textbooks and supplies, 30 hours dual, 5 hours solo, 35 hours of ground instruction, the computerised FAA written exam and the examiner's fee. Aircraft insurance is an additional fee for students not already enrolled with Silverhawk.; Published as an "Approximate Total" at FAA minimums, with the school's own average printed directly beneath it as "Average $15 - $20k". The itemised sibling page totals the same course at $10,878.
Commercial with Instrument (Part 141, Cessna 172): $26,500; IR · CPL; August 27, 2026Source; The published total covers textbooks and supplies, 21 instrument dual hours in the 172 and 14 in the simulator, 10 instrument ground hours, 35 commercial dual hours in the 172 and 10 in the simulator, 10 complex hours in the 172RG, 30 solo hours, 10 commercial ground hours, two written exams and two examiner fees. No single flight-hour figure is published, so none is stated here.; The school prints its own averages beside this total too: "Instrument average $10 - 12k" and "Commercial average $25k", which together sit above the $26,500. The itemised sibling page totals it at $28,030 against a slightly different hour list.
Certified Flight Instructor (Part 141, Cessna 172): $5,000; CFI · 15 hrs; August 27, 2026Source; Covers textbooks and supplies, 15 hours dual, two computerised written exams and the examiner's fee.; Published average beneath the total: "Average $6.5k". The itemised sibling page totals it at $4,880.
Certified Flight Instructor With Instrument (Part 61 or 141, Cessna 172): $3,000; CFII · 5 hrs; August 27, 2026Source; Covers 5 dual hours, 15 hours of ground instruction, the computerised written exam and the examiner's fee.; The itemised sibling page totals it at $2,640.
Multi-Engine (Part 61, Piper Seminole): $5,800; Multi · 10 hrs; August 27, 2026Source; Covers textbooks and supplies, 10 dual hours, 5 hours of ground instruction and the examiner's fee. Aircraft insurance is an extra fee for students doing multi-engine training only.; The school notes "Recommended time is about ten hours". The itemised sibling page totals it at $5,365.

Section 2Where it trains

Silverhawk trains in 2 states, at 2 campuses it lists on its own site. The published price is the same at each; living costs are not. Each state has its own page with the campuses in it.

Silverhawk in IdahoCaldwell (EUL)
Silverhawk in OregonOntario (ONO)

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Section 5Questions

How much does Silverhawk Aviation Academy cost?: Silverhawk Aviation Academy publishes $11,000 for its Private (Part 141, Cessna 172), as listed on the academy's own pricing page (August 27, 2026). It publishes 5 tracks in total, priced by how much flight experience you start with. 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 Silverhawk Aviation Academy's program price?: Silverhawk Aviation Academy's published programs cover Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor, Instrument Instructor and Multi-Engine (AMEL). The headline track plans for about 35 flight hours. On what it excludes, the academy states: The published total covers the registration fee, textbooks and supplies, 30 hours dual, 5 hours solo, 35 hours of ground instruction, the computerised FAA written exam and the examiner's fee. Aircraft insurance is an additional fee for students not already enrolled with Silverhawk.
What happens if you need more hours than Silverhawk Aviation Academy's program includes?: Assumes the program's planned hours. Most students fly over the minimums, and the extra flight time is billed separately. Every total carries the same footnote: "Completion times and costs are based on FAA minimums and Silverhawk Aviation Academy makes no implied or explicit guarantee as to time or cost required to complete any rating." The school then prints its own averages beside three of the totals and they are much higher than the totals, which is the clearest statement of the gap between an FAA-minimums price and a real bill anywhere in this directory. Read the averages, not the totals. Aircraft insurance is an extra fee for students not already enrolled. 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 Silverhawk Aviation 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.
Where does Silverhawk Aviation Academy train?: Silverhawk Aviation Academy trains in 2 states: Idaho and Oregon. Its own location list names 2 campuses, and each state has its own page here with the campuses in it. The published program price is national and does not change by campus, though living costs do.

Section 6Sources

Figures are Silverhawk Aviation 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. 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 Silverhawk Aviation Academy. Disclaimer & removal policy.

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What Silverhawk Aviation Academy costs

Section 1 · Program price

The programs, with sources

Section 2 · Where it trains

Section 3 · Paying for it