Rates partly published · Dothan, AL
Flight training at ACOM Aviation Academy
No instructor rate. ACOM publishes rates for all 4 of its airplanes and nothing for instruction, so there is no total on this page.
Checked August 13, 2026 against AOPA flight school finder, ACOM Aviation Academy at KDHN.
- Based at
- Dothan Regional Airport(DHN)
- FAA part
- Part 61
- Trains
- PPL · IR · CPL · Multi · CFI
- Phone
- 334-443-3784
- Website
- acomaviation.com
Section 1What is published
ACOM's own figures
Checked September 13, 2026 · Source
| Aircraft | Published rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (1977) | $140/hr | The entry-level trainer. |
| Piper PA-28-151 Warrior (1976) | $160/hr | The primary instrument trainer. |
| Piper PA-28-151 Warrior (1974) | $160/hr | |
| Piper Twin Comanche (1966) | $395/hr | Multi-engine, certificated pilots only. |
ACOM prices four aircraft tail by tail and no instruction. Its flight-training page says outright to call for a cost estimate broken down by hour, so the number exists and is simply not posted.
Section 2Why there is no total
An estimate needs an instructor rate.
A training total is hours multiplied by rates. With instruction unpriced there is nothing to multiply, and we will not fill the gap with a plausible number: every figure on this site carries a link that shows it today.
Instructor rateMissing from their site
Instruction is the second biggest line on a training bill, after the airplane.
What to compare their answer against
Not ACOM's rates. The middle of what 5 Alabama schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
- Trainer, medianWhat the airplane costsRange $155 to $185 per hour.
- $180
- Instruction, medianWhat the instructor costsAcross 5 schools with published rates.
- $55
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. ACOM is not in it.
Section 3Paying for it
Two ways to pay for it.
Win what you can first, then borrow only what is left. Neither figure assumes anything about you: one is what our scholarship directory holds, the other is what the lenders publish.
- Money you keepScholarships you could apply for46 open to anyone. Top awards reach $22,200.No Alabama-only awards in the directory yet.
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- Money you pay backLenders that fund flight trainingSix lenders, compared on the limits and rates they publish. That is what is on offer, not whether you would be approved.
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Section 4What to ask
What to ask when you call
The marked ones are what ACOM's site never answers. The rest are what turns an hourly rate into a real bill.
What do you charge per hour for flight instruction, and is ground instruction billed at the same rate?Missing from their site
This is the number that is missing from the site. Ground is often billed separately and at a different rate.
Does the instructor rate change for the Instrument, Commercial, or CFI, or is it flat across everything?Missing from their site
Plenty of schools charge more for advanced instruction. A flat rate quoted for the Private can climb later.
What is the instruction rate per hour, and does it change for multi-engine?Missing from their site
Four aircraft rates are published and no instruction rate is, and the Twin Comanche almost certainly carries a different one.
Are the aircraft rates wet?
The site never says, and fuel is roughly a third of the hourly cost.
Do you offer block rates or prepay discounts, and what is the refund policy if I stop partway?
Block discounts are common and rarely published. The refund terms matter more than the discount.
What do you charge for the written test, the checkride, and the examiner's fee?
The DPE fee alone runs $800 to $1,200 in most of the country and is almost never in a quoted hourly rate.
How many trainers and how many full-time instructors do you have right now?
Availability decides your pace, and pace decides your total more than the hourly rate does.
Called them? Send us what they said.
Send the number over and ACOM Aviation Academy gets a full listing with an estimate, marked as sourced by phone on the date you called.
Send what they told youSection 5Nearby schools
5 Alabama schools publish a full rate card.
Each one has an estimate built on its own published rates. Listed alphabetically, because ordering them by price would be a ranking this page is not making.
- Box AviationMontgomery, AL · Checked September 12, 2026$155/hr$55 to $75/hr instruction
- Brown Aero TechnologiesAlexander City, AL · Checked September 12, 2026$180/hr$60/hr instruction
- Cofield AviationGadsden, AL · Checked September 10, 2026$170/hr$65/hr instruction
- Over The Mountain AviationCalera, AL · Checked September 10, 2026$185/hr$55/hr instruction
- Red Tail Flight AcademyTuskegee, AL · Checked September 10, 2026$185/hr$50/hr instruction
Section 6Sources
- That the school exists
- AOPA flight school finder, ACOM Aviation Academy at KDHNChecked August 13, 2026
- The rates above
- ACOM Aviation Academy aircraft pageChecked September 13, 2026
Are you ACOM Aviation Academy? Send your rate card and this becomes a full listing with an estimate, free. Or have it removed.
This page says one thing is not stated on your site. Send us where it is published and it shows here instead.
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Other Alabama flight schools
- Aeropro · Selma
- Albertville Aviation · Albertville
- Birmingham Flight Center · Birmingham
- Blackstone Aviation · Hartselle
- Blue Skies Above Flight School · Lanett
- Box Aviation · Montgomery
- Brown Aero Technologies · Alexander City
- Cheaha Flight Training · Oxford
- Cofield Aviation · Gadsden
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