Rates not published · Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Flight training at North Star Flight Academy, LLC
No website or aircraft rate or instructor rate. North Star publishes no rates at all, so there is no total on this page.
Checked September 1, 2026 against AOPA flight school finder, North Star Flight Academy, LLC at FXE.
- Based at
- Fort Lauderdale Exec Airport(FXE)
- FAA part
- Not stated on their site
- Website
- northstarflightacademy.com
Section 1What is published
North Star publishes no rates.
Everything we could source about North Star 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 September 1, 2026 against AOPA flight school finder, North Star Flight Academy, LLC at FXE.
Section 2Why there is no total
An estimate needs a website, an aircraft rate and an instructor rate.
A training total is hours multiplied by rates. With anything, the airplanes or instruction 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.
WebsiteMissing from their site
There is nothing to read before you call, so the phone is the only way to get a rate.
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.
What to compare their answer against
Not North Star's rates. The middle of what 41 Florida schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
- Trainer, medianWhat the airplane costsRange $105 to $380 per hour.
- $169
- Instruction, medianWhat the instructor costsAcross 41 schools with published rates.
- $69
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. North Star 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 2 in Florida. Top awards reach $22,200.
- CFBAA Foundation ScholarshipAmount varies · Check dates
- James C. Ray Flight Training Scholarship (ACE)Amount varies · Polk County · Opens Oct 1
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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 North Star'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 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 North Star Flight Academy, LLC gets a full listing with an estimate, marked as sourced by phone on the date you called.
Send what they told youSection 5Nearby schools
6 other schools fly from Fort Lauderdale Exec Airport.
3 of them publish at least one rate. FXE is the identifier to give when you ask.
- Berichi AviationFull rate card, Cirrus SR20 at $380/hr and $125/hr instructionFort Lauderdale
- TakeFlight Professional Flight TrainingFull rate card, Piper Cherokee PA28-161 at $179/hr and $69/hr instructionFort Lauderdale
- Flight Center USPublishes no ratesFort Lauderdale
- Legacy AviationPublishes Piper Pilot 100i at $230/hr, no instructor rateMargate
- Miami Flight AcademyPublishes no ratesFort Lauderdale
- OSM Aviation Academy Fort LauderdalePublishes no ratesFort Lauderdale
41 Florida 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.
- A-Cent AviationJacksonville & Fernandina Beach, FL · Checked September 12, 2026$125/hr$65/hr instruction
- Aerosmith AviationPanama City, FL · Checked September 1, 2026$200/hr$75/hr instruction
- AMS Flight SchoolMilton, FL · Checked September 12, 2026$195/hr$60 to $65/hr instruction
- ATA Flight SchoolFort Lauderdale, FL · Checked September 1, 2026$175/hr$60/hr instruction
- Aviator Training CenterLantana, FL · Checked September 1, 2026$155/hr$60/hr instruction
- Bartow Flying ServiceBartow, FL · Checked September 1, 2026$150/hr$55/hr instruction
Section 6Sources
- That the school exists
- AOPA flight school finder, North Star Flight Academy, LLC at FXEChecked September 1, 2026
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PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by North Star Flight Academy, LLC. 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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