PilotBound estimate · Broomfield, CO · Checked September 5, 2026
What flight training at Rocky Mountain Flight School costs
Website rmflight.com
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Wet. Two-seat. N65440 is the same.
PilotBound estimate · Private
Examiner dataCost of your Private at Rocky Mountain Flight School
range $9.1K – $12K · about 6 months at 2×/week
Priced on Rocky Mountain's published rates: Cessna 152 Sparrowhawk 110 hp at $73/hr + $50/hr instruction, checked September 5, 2026.
Against a minimums quote
+$3,636 on Rocky Mountain'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 Rocky Mountain Flight School's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Rocky Mountain Flight School'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 Rocky Mountain publishes
checked September 5, 2026All 29 airplanes on the fleet page are priced per hour wet. Instruction is $50/hr primary, $52/hr advanced and $55/hr for multi-engine and mountain work. The certificates page budgets an average airplane at about $119/hr, which matches the fleet. A handful of representative tails are listed here; the fleet page carries every one.
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.
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.
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.
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 Rocky Mountain Flight School's published Cessna 152 Sparrowhawk 110 hp and instructor rates (checked September 5, 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 Rocky Mountain Flight School. 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 Rocky Mountain Flight School
- How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Rocky Mountain Flight School?
- Rocky Mountain Flight School publishes $73 per hour for the Cessna 152 Sparrowhawk 110 hp and $50 per hour for instruction on it, checked September 5, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $10,531, in a range of $9,100 to $12,000. 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 Rocky Mountain Flight School.
- How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Rocky Mountain Flight School?
- Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Rocky Mountain Flight School 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 Rocky Mountain Flight School a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
- Rocky Mountain Flight School 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 Rocky Mountain Flight School's aircraft rates include fuel?
- Rocky Mountain Flight School publishes $73 per hour for the Cessna 152 Sparrowhawk 110 hp, 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 5, 2026.
- What ratings can you train for at Rocky Mountain Flight School?
- Rocky Mountain Flight School trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL) and Flight Instructor. Instruction runs $50 to $55 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 Rocky Mountain Flight School's own published rates.
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