PilotBound estimate · Oakland, CA · Checked August 16, 2026
What flight training at Oakland Flyers LLC costs
Website oaklandflyers.com
Your plan
Estimate cost to reach
Flying
Two-seat, the lowest-cost line; block rate $148.
PilotBound estimate · Private
Examiner dataCost of your Private at Oakland Flyers LLC
range $15.2K – $20.1K · about 6 months at 2×/week
Priced on Oakland Flyers's published rates: Cessna 152 at $164/hr + $60/hr instruction, checked August 16, 2026.
Against a minimums quote
+$6,808 on Oakland Flyers'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 Oakland Flyers LLC's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Oakland Flyers 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 →
What Oakland Flyers publishes
checked August 16, 2026All rates are wet, effective May 1, 2026. Figures shown are the regular rate; a block discount (about 10% off, for keeping a $500 prepaid account balance) lowers each one, noted per airplane. The Elite BATD simulator is $50/hr. The instructor rate is not on the aircraft page; the flight-training page lists individual instructors from about $50 to $90/hr (~$60 typical), so confirm it.
Not published: the examiner's checkride fee. Listed as missing rather than guessed.
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Add to my planWhat to ask when you call
The marked one is what Oakland Flyers's site never answers. The rest are what turns an hourly rate into a real bill.
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 train under Part 61 or Part 141?Missing from their site
It changes the minimum hours, and for some students it changes financing eligibility.
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 Oakland Flyers LLC'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 Oakland Flyers 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.
Common questions about Oakland Flyers LLC
- How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Oakland Flyers LLC?
- Oakland Flyers LLC publishes $164 per hour for the Cessna 152 and $60 per hour for instruction on it, checked August 16, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $17,663, in a range of $15,200 to $20,100. 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 Oakland Flyers LLC.
- How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Oakland Flyers LLC?
- Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Oakland Flyers 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 Oakland Flyers LLC a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
- Oakland Flyers LLC does not state on its own website whether it trains under Part 61 or Part 141, so we do not list one. It is worth asking directly before you enroll: Part 141 follows an FAA-approved syllabus and is generally what VA benefits require, while Part 61 is more flexible on scheduling.
- Do Oakland Flyers LLC's aircraft rates include fuel?
- Oakland Flyers LLC publishes $164 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 August 16, 2026.
- What ratings can you train for at Oakland Flyers LLC?
- Oakland Flyers LLC trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor and Instrument Instructor. Instruction is $60 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on Oakland Flyers LLC's own published rates.
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