What flight training at FalKor Aviation Academy costs
Inverness, FL · Checked October 19, 2026
Website falkoraviation.com
Phone 352-810-9380
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Flying
2024 per the site; the FAA registry says 2023. Light sport, G3X Touch, G5, GTN 650 and autopilot. FalKor prices its own Private in it, so it is the default trainer; the Instrument leg moves to the Cherokee. $150.30/hr on a 10-hour block.
PilotBound estimate · Private
Examiner dataCost of your Private at FalKor Aviation Academy
range $15.9K – $21K · about 6 months at 2×/week
Priced on FalKor's published rates: Pipistrel Alpha Trainer LSA at $167/hr + $70/hr instruction, checked October 19, 2026.
Against a minimums quote
+$7,164 on FalKor'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 FalKor Aviation Academy's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not FalKor Aviation Academy'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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What FalKor publishes
Checked October 19, 2026Airframes built 1976 to 2023. Years of manufacture from the FAA aircraft registry, read November 3, 2026.
FalKor prices retail with a 10-hour block at 10% off ($161.10 for the Cherokee, $188.10 for the 172SP, $198 for the Pilot 100i, $150.30 for the Alpha). The 172SP and the Pilot 100i also carry a 40-hour block at 12% off ($183.92 and $193.60), for instructional flying only. The Cherokee is $120/hr dry on a 10-hour block, and dry packages for the Cessna and the Piper are on request. The private-pilot cost breakdown prices the 172S at the block rate but the Alpha at $159/hr, which matches neither Alpha figure, so confirm which applies before budgeting. Instruction is $70/hr, published in the course breakdowns. Commercial is a finish-up course for applicants with at least 230 hours. Three more 172SPs and a Piper Seneca twin are announced for early 2027 with no rate yet.
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.
Discovery flight
$129
Checked October 19, 2026
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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.
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 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.
Questions
How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at FalKor Aviation Academy?
FalKor Aviation Academy publishes $167 per hour for the Pipistrel Alpha Trainer LSA and $70 per hour for instruction on it, checked October 19, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $18,459, in a range of $15,900 to $21,000. 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 FalKor Aviation Academy.
How long does it take to get a private pilot license at FalKor Aviation Academy?
Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at FalKor Aviation Academy 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 FalKor Aviation Academy a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
FalKor Aviation Academy 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 FalKor Aviation Academy's aircraft rates include fuel?
FalKor Aviation Academy publishes $167 per hour for the Pipistrel Alpha Trainer LSA, 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 October 19, 2026.
What ratings can you train for at FalKor Aviation Academy?
FalKor Aviation Academy trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor and Instrument Instructor. Instruction is $70 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on FalKor Aviation Academy's own published rates.
Sources
Estimates use FalKor Aviation Academy's published Pipistrel Alpha Trainer LSA and instructor rates (checked October 19, 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 FalKor Aviation Academy. 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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