Flight training at Copter Doctor Plus

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

   Which certificates and ratings do you train all the way through, and where would I have to go elsewhere?Missing from their site

   This is the difference between one school for your whole path and switching partway.

6. 6

   Do you train aeroplane pilots, helicopter pilots, or both, and what does it cost?Missing from their site

   The name says helicopters and AOPA's record credits it with Rotary Wing, Instrument AND Multi-Engine ratings, which is an unusual combination and decides whether this school is relevant at all.

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 Copter Doctor's rates. The middle of what 5 Idaho 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. Copter Doctor is not in it.

What we checked

Listed WITHOUT a website because AOPA's record carries none, and listed at all only because the record is ambiguous in a way worth resolving. The name points to helicopter maintenance, the ratings list carries Rotary Wing, and it also carries Instrument and Multi-Engine, which are aeroplane ratings. Until someone asks, it is not safe to file this as helicopter-only and drop it. Checked August 17, 2026.