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PilotBound estimate · Stockton, CA · Checked September 16, 2026

What flight training at Maverick Aviation Services, LLC costs

Website maverickaviate.com

Phone 408-406-1031

Section 1Cost estimate

Your plan

Estimate cost to reach

Flying

Piper Cherokee 140, $155/hr

The primary trainer.

PilotBound estimate · Private

Examiner data

Cost of your Private at Maverick Aviation Services, LLC

$17,885

range $15.4K – $20.4K · about 6 months at 2×/week

Priced on Maverick Aviation's published rates: Piper Cherokee 140 at $155/hr + $75/hr instruction, checked September 16, 2026.

Against a minimums quote

at the FAA legal minimums$10,975
at the hours students actually take$17,885

+$6,910 on Maverick Aviation's own rates. Quotes usually price the 40-hour minimum; almost nobody finishes there.

Where it goes

$15.4K – $20.4K
Aircraft rental$11,160
Instruction$4,350
One-time costs$2,375
Aircraft + instruction$15,510
72 hrs in Piper Cherokee 140 @ $155/hr + 58 dual @ $75/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 Maverick Aviation Services, LLC's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Maverick Aviation Services, LLC'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 Maverick Aviation publishes

checked September 16, 2026
Piper Cherokee 140The primary trainer.$155/hr wet
Instructionstandard $75/hr · instrument instruction $85/hr · commercial instruction $85/hr$75 – $85/hr

Rates are wet. Instruction is $75/hr for private and $85/hr for instrument and commercial.

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 3Discovery flight

Section 4Paying for it

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Section 5Add to my plan

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Section 6What to ask

What to ask when you call

What turns an hourly rate into a real bill.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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 7Questions

How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Maverick Aviation Services, LLC?
Maverick Aviation Services, LLC publishes $155 per hour for the Piper Cherokee 140 and $75 per hour for instruction on it, checked September 16, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $17,885, in a range of $15,400 to $20,400. 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 Maverick Aviation Services, LLC.
How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Maverick Aviation Services, LLC?
Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Maverick Aviation Services, LLC 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 Maverick Aviation Services, LLC a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
Maverick Aviation Services, LLC 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 Maverick Aviation Services, LLC's aircraft rates include fuel?
Maverick Aviation Services, LLC publishes $155 per hour for the Piper Cherokee 140, 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 16, 2026.
What ratings can you train for at Maverick Aviation Services, LLC?
Maverick Aviation Services, LLC trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating and Commercial Pilot. Instruction runs $75 to $85 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 Maverick Aviation Services, LLC's own published rates.

Section 8Sources

Estimates use Maverick Aviation Services, LLC's published Piper Cherokee 140 and instructor rates (checked September 16, 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 Maverick Aviation Services, LLC. 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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