Rates not published · Chester, CT
Flight training at Chester Charter
No aircraft rate or instructor rate or list of ratings taught or FAA part. Chester Charter publishes no rates at all, so there is no total on this page.
Checked August 7, 2026 against Chester Charter site footer, listing flight instruction and aircraft rentals among its services.
- Based at
- Chester Airport(SNC)
- FAA part
- Not stated on their site
- Phone
- 860-526-4321
- Website
- chester-charter.com
Section 1What is published
Chester Charter publishes no rates.
Everything we could source about Chester Charter is in the facts above: where it flies from, what it trains, and how to reach it. No aircraft rate and no instructor rate appear anywhere we can cite.
Checked August 7, 2026 against Chester Charter site footer, listing flight instruction and aircraft rentals among its services.
Section 2Why there is no total
An estimate needs an aircraft rate, an instructor rate, a list of ratings taught and an FAA part.
A training total is hours multiplied by rates. With the airplanes, instruction, which ratings it trains or its FAA part unpriced there is nothing to multiply, and we will not fill the gap with a plausible number: every figure on this site carries a link that shows it today.
Aircraft rateMissing from their site
The airplane is the biggest line on a training bill.
Instructor rateMissing from their site
Instruction is the second biggest line on a training bill, after the airplane.
List of ratings taughtMissing from their site
Which ratings a school trains decides how far it can take you.
FAA partMissing from their site
Part 61 and Part 141 carry different minimum hours and different financing rules.
What to compare their answer against
Not Chester Charter's rates. The middle of what 5 Connecticut schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
- Trainer, medianWhat the airplane costsRange $135 to $200 per hour.
- $168
- Instruction, medianWhat the instructor costsAcross 5 schools with published rates.
- $79
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. Chester Charter is not in it.
Section 3Paying for it
Two ways to pay for it.
Win what you can first, then borrow only what is left. Neither figure assumes anything about you: one is what our scholarship directory holds, the other is what the lenders publish.
- Money you keepScholarships you could apply for46 open to anyone, plus 1 in Connecticut. Top awards reach $22,200.
- Aero Club of New England Flight Training Scholarships$1,000 – $10,000 · Check dates
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- Money you pay backLenders that fund flight trainingSix lenders, compared on the limits and rates they publish. That is what is on offer, not whether you would be approved.
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Section 4What to ask
What to ask when you call
The marked ones are what Chester Charter's site never answers. The rest are what turns an hourly rate into a real bill.
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.
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.
What is the hourly rate on your cheapest trainer, and which airplane is that?Missing from their site
This is the number that is missing from the site, and it is the largest line on your bill.
Is that rate wet or dry, meaning does it include fuel?Missing from their site
A dry rate and a wet rate are not comparable. Dry rates can run $40 to $60 an hour lower for the same airplane.
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.
Which certificates and ratings do you train all the way through, and where would I have to go elsewhere?Missing from their site
This is the difference between one school for your whole path and switching partway.
Do you still run flight training, and which certificates do you train for?Missing from their site
The site's own Flight Training link returns a 404, so the training page is either gone or moved. The footer still lists flight instruction as a service.
Which aeroplane would I train in? The site only shows the charter fleet.Missing from their site
The aircraft shown are a Navajo Chieftain, Seneca Vs and a Skyhawk, presented as charter equipment. Only the Skyhawk reads like a trainer.
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.
Called them? Send us what they said.
Send the numbers over and Chester Charter gets a full listing with an estimate, marked as sourced by phone on the date you called.
Send what they told youSection 5Nearby schools
5 Connecticut schools publish a full rate card.
Each one has an estimate built on its own published rates. Listed alphabetically, because ordering them by price would be a ranking this page is not making.
- Arrow AviationDanbury, CT · Checked August 16, 2026$147/hr$80/hr instruction
- Been FlyinEast Haddam, CT · Checked September 8, 2026$200/hr$50 to $75/hr instruction
- Coastal AirGroton, CT · Checked September 8, 2026$168/hr$79/hr instruction
- New Haven Aviation CenterEast Haven & Meriden, CT · Checked August 12, 2026$198/hr$75/hr instruction
- Three Wing Aviation GroupStratford, CT · Checked September 9, 2026$135/hr$80/hr instruction
Section 6Sources
- That the school exists
- Chester Charter site footer, listing flight instruction and aircraft rentals among its servicesChecked August 7, 2026
Are you Chester Charter? Send your rate card and this becomes a full listing with an estimate, free. Or have it removed.
PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Chester Charter. School names are used only to identify the school. Rates shown are the school's own published figures with the date we checked them. This page carries no PilotBound estimate, because the school does not publish enough for one. Disclaimer & removal policy.
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- Business Aircraft Center · Danbury
- Coastal Air · Groton
- Darcy Aviation · Danbury
- Good Flight · North Windham
- Goodspeed Seaplane · East Haddam
- Interstate Aviation · Plainville & Oxford
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What each rating costs
Honest per-rating ranges, with the fees most quotes leave out.
Free money first
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