PilotBound estimate · Scottsdale, AZ · Checked August 16, 2026
What flight training at Scottsdale Executive Flight Training costs
Website scottsdaleflighttraining.com
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Two-seat, the lowest-cost line. 200 lb max occupant.
Shown at Scottsdale Executive Flight Training's published dry rate. Fuel is billed separately and is not included in this estimate.
PilotBound estimate · Private
Examiner dataCost of your Private at Scottsdale Executive Flight Training
range $12.5K – $16.6K · about 6 months at 2×/week
Priced on Scottsdale Executive's published rates: Cessna 152 at $109/hr dry + $75/hr instruction, checked August 16, 2026.
Against a minimums quote
+$5,438 on Scottsdale Executive's own rates. Quotes usually price the 40-hour minimum; almost nobody finishes there.
Where it goes
One-time fees ($2,375)
- Knowledge (written) test$175
- Checkride / DPE fee$800
- Medical certificate$150
- Headset$700
- Ground school / test prep$300
- Books, charts & supplies$250
Examiner records (DPE dataset).
The hourly flying is priced on Scottsdale Executive Flight Training's published rates (dry; fuel billed separately). About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Scottsdale Executive Flight Training's prices, and several are set by third parties.
Estimates use PilotBound's own completion-hours model, examiner-completion data where it exists and FAA minimums where it does not, applied to each school's published rates. They are PilotBound estimates, not the school's quote, and will differ from a school's own figures. Full methodology and sources →
What Scottsdale Executive publishes
checked August 16, 2026Rates are dry (fuel billed separately) and based on Hobbs time. Scottsdale Airport adds a user fee (1% on rentals, 2.5% on instruction), and renters must carry non-owned hull insurance.
Not published: the examiner's checkride fee. Listed as missing rather than guessed.
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What turns an hourly rate into a real bill.
Your published rates are dry. Roughly what does fuel add per hour on the trainer?
The published figures leave fuel out, so they understate the real hourly cost until you add it.
What gets billed on top of the hourly rates, and roughly how much per hour does it add?
The site notes extras beyond the hourly figures. Ask for the all-in number per hour, not the base rate.
Does the instructor rate change for the Instrument, Commercial, or CFI, or is it flat across everything?
Plenty of schools charge more for advanced instruction. A flat rate quoted for the Private can climb later.
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.
Estimates use Scottsdale Executive Flight Training's published Cessna 152 and instructor rates (checked August 16, 2026), shown in USD for planning only. Real cost varies by student, weather, and pace. An honest range, not a quote.
PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Scottsdale Executive Flight Training. School names are used only to identify the school. Estimates use PilotBound's own completion-hours model, examiner-completion data where it exists and FAA minimums where it does not, applied to each school's published rates. They are PilotBound estimates, not the school's quote, and will differ from a school's own figures. Disclaimer & removal policy.
Common questions about Scottsdale Executive Flight Training
- How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Scottsdale Executive Flight Training?
- Scottsdale Executive Flight Training publishes $109 per hour for the Cessna 152 and $75 per hour for instruction on it, checked August 16, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $14,573, in a range of $12,500 to $16,600. That covers roughly 72 hours of flying and instruction plus the one-time fees most quotes leave out, including the written test, the examiner's checkride fee, a medical, and study materials. It is a PilotBound estimate built on the school's published rates, not a quote from Scottsdale Executive Flight Training.
- How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Scottsdale Executive Flight Training?
- Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Scottsdale Executive Flight Training to reach the private pilot checkride, at roughly 72 hours. Pace is the single biggest variable: flying once a week typically stretches the timeline and raises the total, because time between lessons gets spent re-learning. Weather, aircraft availability, and instructor turnover all push the same direction.
- Is Scottsdale Executive Flight Training a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
- Scottsdale Executive Flight Training trains under Part 61, the flexible path. There is no FAA-approved syllabus to follow, so lessons can be scheduled around your life and adapted to your pace. The tradeoff is a slightly higher paper minimum for the private certificate (40 hours versus 35) and, for most students, no VA benefit eligibility.
- Do Scottsdale Executive Flight Training's aircraft rates include fuel?
- Scottsdale Executive Flight Training publishes $109 per hour for the Cessna 152, a dry rate, so fuel is billed separately on top. Fuel typically adds roughly $30 to $60 per hour, so compare a dry rate against a wet one carefully. PilotBound's estimate uses the published dry rate exactly as listed and does not add a guessed fuel figure. Rates checked August 16, 2026.
- What ratings can you train for at Scottsdale Executive Flight Training?
- Scottsdale Executive Flight Training trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor. Instruction runs $75 to $100 per hour depending on the rating and the aircraft, since advanced and type-specific instruction is priced above the standard rate. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on Scottsdale Executive Flight Training's own published rates.
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