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PilotBound estimate · Ocala, FL · Checked October 4, 2026

What flight training at PRP Aviation costs

Website prpaviation.com

Phone (352) 517-7075

Section 1Cost estimate

Your plan

Estimate cost to reach

Flying

Dry. Fuel is billed on top at 9 gallons an hour.

Shown at PRP Aviation's published dry rate. Fuel is billed separately and is not included in this estimate.

PilotBound estimate · Private

Examiner data

Cost of your Private at PRP Aviation

$18,565

range $16K – $21.2K · about 6 months at 2×/week

Priced on PRP's published rates: Cessna 172 at $140/hr dry + $85/hr instruction, checked October 4, 2026.

Against a minimums quote

at the FAA legal minimums$9,655
at the hours students actually take$18,565

+$8,910 on PRP's own rates. Quotes usually price the 35-hour minimum; almost nobody finishes there.

Where it goes

$16K – $21.2K
Aircraft rental$10,920
Instruction$5,270
One-time costs$2,375
Aircraft + instruction$16,190
78 hrs in Cessna 172 @ $140/hr + 62 dual @ $85/hr

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
Hours at a steady pace78 hrs

Examiner records (DPE dataset). Note: Part 141 typically runs higher, not lower.

The hourly flying is priced on PRP Aviation's published rates (dry; fuel billed separately). About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not PRP Aviation'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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Section 2The rate card

What PRP publishes

checked October 4, 2026
Cessna 172Dry. Fuel is billed on top at 9 gallons an hour.$140/hr dry
Cirrus SR20Dry. Fuel is billed on top at 13 gallons an hour. Cirrus instruction is $130/hr. Instruction in this airplane $130/hr.$375/hr dry
Cirrus SR22 (G6 and earlier)Dry. Fuel is billed on top at 14 gallons an hour. Instruction in this airplane $130/hr.$400/hr dry
Cirrus SR22 (G7 and G7+)Dry. Fuel is billed on top at 14 gallons an hour. Instruction in this airplane $130/hr.$425/hr dry
Instructionstandard $85/hr$85 – $130/hr

PRP's rental rates are dry. Each is published as an hourly rate plus fuel, counted at 9 gallons an hour for the Cessna 172, 13 for the SR20 and 14 for the SR22. Instruction is $85/hr in the Cessna and $130/hr in a Cirrus. PRP also trains at St. Pete-Clearwater International.

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.

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Section 4Add to my plan

Turn this into a plan.

Your $18,565 is the starting line. Turn it into a route to your checkride, every step in order with this cost built in.

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Section 5In the app

Track it against PRP's rates.

PRP Aviation's rate card is in the PilotBound app. Choose PRP when you set up and the app prices your training at its rates, then tracks every flight you log against the projection.

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Section 6What to ask

What to ask when you call

What turns an hourly rate into a real bill.

  1. Your published rates are dry. Roughly what does fuel add per hour on the trainer?

    The published figures leave fuel out, so they understate the real hourly cost until you add it.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

Section 7Questions

How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at PRP Aviation?
PRP Aviation publishes $140 per hour for the Cessna 172 and $85 per hour for instruction on it, checked October 4, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $18,565, in a range of $16,000 to $21,200. That covers roughly 78 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 PRP Aviation.
How long does it take to get a private pilot license at PRP Aviation?
Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at PRP Aviation to reach the private pilot checkride, at roughly 78 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 PRP Aviation a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
PRP Aviation trains under Part 141, an FAA-approved syllabus with a structured course of study. Part 141 can finish the private certificate in fewer required hours on paper (35 versus 40), though in practice most students at either kind of school fly past the minimum. Part 141 also matters if you plan to use VA benefits, which generally require an approved 141 course.
Do PRP Aviation's aircraft rates include fuel?
PRP Aviation publishes $140 per hour for the Cessna 172, a dry rate, so fuel is billed separately on top. Fuel typically adds roughly $30 to $60 per hour, so compare a dry rate against a wet one carefully. PilotBound's estimate uses the published dry rate exactly as listed and does not add a guessed fuel figure. Rates checked October 4, 2026.
What ratings can you train for at PRP Aviation?
PRP Aviation trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor. Instruction runs $85 to $130 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 PRP Aviation's own published rates.

Section 8Sources

Estimates use PRP Aviation's published Cessna 172 and instructor rates (checked October 4, 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 PRP Aviation. 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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