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PilotBound estimate · Conway, AR · Checked September 10, 2026

What flight training at Superior Aviation costs

Website superioraviationar.com

Phone 501-499-9608

Section 1Cost estimate

Your plan

Estimate cost to reach

Flying

Two-seat trainer.

PilotBound estimate · Private

Examiner data

Cost of your Private at Superior Aviation

$14,205

range $12.2K – $16.2K · about 6 months at 2×/week

Priced on Superior Aviation's published rates: Cessna 152 at $120/hr + $55/hr instruction, checked September 10, 2026.

Against a minimums quote

at the FAA legal minimums$8,935
at the hours students actually take$14,205

+$5,270 on Superior Aviation's own rates. Quotes usually price the 40-hour minimum; almost nobody finishes there.

Where it goes

$12.2K – $16.2K
Aircraft rental$8,640
Instruction$3,190
One-time costs$2,375
Aircraft + instruction$11,830
72 hrs in Cessna 152 @ $120/hr + 58 dual @ $55/hr

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
Hours at a steady pace72 hrs

Examiner records (DPE dataset).

The hourly flying is priced on Superior Aviation's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Superior Aviation'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 →

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Section 2The rate card

What Superior Aviation publishes

checked September 10, 2026
Cessna 152Two-seat trainer.$120/hr wet
Cessna 172$154/hr wet
Beechcraft Travel AirMulti-engine trainer. Multi instruction $75/hr. Instruction in this airplane $75/hr.$395/hr wet
Instructionstandard $55/hr · CFI candidates $75/hr · CFII candidates $75/hr · multi-engine instruction $75/hr$55 – $75/hr

The examiner's checkride fee is not on this card: the examiner sets it, not the school. The estimate above includes PilotBound's own figure for it.

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Section 3Paying for it

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Section 4Add to my plan

Turn this into a plan.

Your $14,205 is the starting line. Turn it into a route to your checkride, every step in order with this cost built in.

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Section 5What to ask

What to ask when you call

What turns an hourly rate into a real bill.

  1. Which instructor rate applies to each rating I plan to do, and does the higher tier start on day one of that rating?

    This school prices some instruction above its primary rate. Knowing when the step-up starts keeps the later ratings from surprising you.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Section 6Questions

How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Superior Aviation?
Superior Aviation publishes $120 per hour for the Cessna 152 and $55 per hour for instruction on it, checked September 10, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $14,205, in a range of $12,200 to $16,200. 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 Superior Aviation.
How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Superior Aviation?
Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Superior Aviation 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 Superior Aviation a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
Superior Aviation 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 Superior Aviation's aircraft rates include fuel?
Superior Aviation publishes $120 per hour for the Cessna 152, a wet rate, so fuel is included in the hourly figure. A wet rate is the easier one to compare, because the number you see is the number you fly on. Rates checked September 10, 2026.
What ratings can you train for at Superior Aviation?
Superior Aviation trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL), Flight Instructor, Instrument Instructor and Multi-Engine Instructor. Instruction runs $55 to $75 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 Superior Aviation's own published rates.

Section 7Sources

Estimates use Superior Aviation's published Cessna 152 and instructor rates (checked September 10, 2026), shown in USD for planning only. Real cost varies by student, weather, and pace. A range, not a quote.

PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Superior Aviation. 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.

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