Flight training at Foothill Flying Club

The fleet page does not state whether these rates include fuel, and Foothill is a club whose dues and joining requirements are not published either. Both change what an hour really costs, so confirm them before comparing this school with any other.

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   Do the published aircraft rates include fuel, or is fuel billed separately?

   The site does not say, and it is the difference between two rates that look identical and are not.

4. 4

   What do club dues cost, and do I have to join before I can start training?

   None of that is published, and on a club it can be a larger cost than the difference between two schools' hourly rates.

5. 5

   Are these rates wet or dry?

   The fleet page does not say, and it is the difference between two rates that look identical and are not.

6. 6

   Is the Duchess available for multi training, and what does multi instruction cost?

   A twin in a club fleet is unusual and makes the multi rating possible without going elsewhere.

7. 7

   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.

8. 8

   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.

9. 9

   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.

What to compare their answer against

Not Foothill Flying Club's rates. The middle of what 60 California schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.

From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. Foothill Flying Club is not in it.

What we checked

Ten aircraft priced, spanning a complete training path from a two-seat 150 through a retractable Arrow to a Duchess twin, which is rare for a club this size. What is missing is everything about the club itself: no dues, no membership terms, no fuel basis and no instruction rate. Checked August 6, 2026.