Rates partly published · Hartford & Simsbury, CT
Flight training at Learn 2 Fly CT
No aircraft rate. Learn 2 Fly CT publishes a $74.45/hr instructor rate and nothing for the airplanes, so there is no total on this page.
Checked September 13, 2026 against Learn 2 Fly CT fleet page.
- Based at
- Hartford-Brainard Airport(HFD)
- FAA part
- Part 61
- Trains
- PPL · IR · CPL
- Phone
- 860-849-2226
- Website
- learn2flyct.com
Section 1What is published
Learn 2 Fly CT's own figures
Checked September 13, 2026 · Source
Flight instruction: $74.45/hr
Learn 2 Fly does not print an hourly instruction figure anywhere. The $74.45 above is its own published cost table divided out: that table gives both the hours and the dollar total on every line, and four separate cells across two line items agree on it. Ask the school to confirm it before budgeting. Rentals are stated as wet, and a Block Rate saves 5% off the aircraft's dry rate and applies to instruction too, for students who put over $5,000 on account. Paying that deposit by card adds a 4% fee.
Section 2Why there is no total
An estimate needs an aircraft rate.
A training total is hours multiplied by rates. With the airplanes 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.
What to compare their answer against
Not Learn 2 Fly CT'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. Learn 2 Fly CT 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 for51 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 Learn 2 Fly CT's site never answers. The rest are what turns an hourly rate into a real bill.
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.
Which aircraft is the cost table priced on, and what do the other five rent for per hour?Missing from their site
The table's aircraft line works out to about $191/hr, but it never says which of the six aircraft that is. The fleet runs from a Pipistrel Alpha light sport to a 180hp Cherokee, and those do not cost the same.
Is the $74 or so instruction rate the same for the Instrument and Commercial as for the Private?Missing from their site
The cost table only models the Private. Many schools charge more for advanced instruction, and this one does not say either way.
Do you still fly out of Simsbury, and are the rates the same there as at Brainard?
The school lists two fields. Rates sometimes differ by location and the cost table does not distinguish them.
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 number over and Learn 2 Fly CT gets a full listing with an estimate, marked as sourced by phone on the date you called.
Send what they told youSection 5In the app
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Section 6Nearby schools
One other school flies from Hartford-Brainard Airport.
It does not publish a rate either, so that one is a phone call too. HFD is the identifier to give when you ask.
- Premier Flight CenterPublishes no ratesHartford
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 September 16, 2026$166/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 September 12, 2026$198/hr$75/hr instruction
- Three Wing Aviation GroupStratford, CT · Checked September 9, 2026$135/hr$80/hr instruction
Section 7Sources
- That the school exists
- Learn 2 Fly CT fleet pageChecked September 13, 2026
- The rates above
- Learn 2 Fly CT "Financial Cost ($)" tableChecked September 13, 2026
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PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Learn 2 Fly CT. 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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