Flight training at Maui Aviators

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

   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.

5. 5

   What are your two aircraft, and what does each rent for per hour?Missing from their site

   The site says two airplanes are available for rent and instruction and names neither.

6. 6

   With only two aircraft, what does availability look like for someone flying twice a week?

   A two-airplane fleet is the constraint on how fast you finish, and pace drives the total more than the hourly rate does.

7. 7

   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.

8. 8

   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.

9. 9

   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.

What to compare their answer against

Not Maui Aviators's rates. The middle of what 3 Hawaii schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.

From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. Maui Aviators is not in it.

What we checked

Describes itself as a full-service flight school and aircraft rental operation with two aircraft, and names neither the airplanes nor any rate. Crawled across 20 pages on August 4, 2026. The only price on the site is an Estimated Cost of $500 for a Circle Maui County sightseeing flight, which is not training and is not used here.