Rates partly published · DeKalb, IL
Flight training at Fly America
No instructor rate. Fly America publishes rates for all 2 of its airplanes and nothing for instruction, so there is no total on this page.
Checked September 13, 2026 against Fly America fleet page.
- Based at
- DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport(DKB)
- FAA part
- Not stated on their site
- Phone
- 815.981.3307
- Website
- fly-america.com
Section 1What is published
Fly America's own figures
Checked September 13, 2026 · Source
| Aircraft | Published rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 Cessna 152 (N24886)1977 | $155/hr | Two-seat, basic equipment. Published wet. |
| 1981 Piper Warrior II (N8427G)1981 | $191/hr | IFR certified, dual glideslope, Garmin 650 GPS. Published wet. |
Airframes built 1977 to 1981. Years of manufacture from the FAA aircraft registry, read October 4, 2026.
Section 2Why there is no total
An estimate needs an instructor rate.
A training total is hours multiplied by rates. With 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.
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 Fly America's rates. The middle of what 16 Illinois schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
- Trainer, medianWhat the airplane costsRange $130 to $430 per hour.
- $159
- Instruction, medianWhat the instructor costsAcross 16 schools with published rates.
- $65
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. Fly America 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 for51 open to anyone. Top awards reach $22,200.No Illinois-only awards in the directory yet.
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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 Fly America'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 instruction rate, and is ground billed at the same rate?Missing from their site
Both airplanes carry a published wet rate and nothing on the site prices the instructor.
Which certificates do you train beyond the Private?
AOPA lists this school as teaching instrument and multi-engine, but the site does not name a single course.
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 number over and Fly America gets a full listing with an estimate, marked as sourced by phone on the date you called.
Send what they told youSection 5In the app
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Section 6Nearby schools
16 Illinois 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.
- Aeronautics AcademyChicago, IL · Checked September 10, 2026$159/hr$65/hr instruction
- Boraam AviationProspect Heights, IL · Checked September 10, 2026$140/hr$90 to $100/hr instruction
- Chicago Executive Flight SchoolWheeling, IL · Checked September 5, 2026$130/hr$85/hr instruction
- Citywings Flight SchoolSchaumburg, IL · Checked September 10, 2026$130/hr$65/hr instruction
- Fly SynergyBloomington, IL · Checked September 10, 2026$430/hr$125/hr instruction
- Freedom Flying CompanySugar Grove, IL · Checked October 1, 2026$150/hr$100/hr instruction
Section 7Sources
- That the school exists
- Fly America fleet pageChecked September 13, 2026
- The rates above
- Fly America per-aircraft page (N24886)Checked September 13, 2026
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