How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Belmar Aviation?

Belmar Aviation publishes $145 per hour for the Cessna 150G and $75 per hour for instruction on it, checked September 5, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $17,165, in a range of $14,800 to $19,600. That covers roughly 72 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 Belmar Aviation.

How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Belmar Aviation?

Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Belmar Aviation to reach the private pilot checkride, at roughly 72 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 Belmar Aviation a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?

Belmar Aviation trains under Part 61, the flexible path. There is no FAA-approved syllabus to follow, so lessons can be scheduled around your life and adapted to your pace. The tradeoff is a slightly higher paper minimum for the private certificate (40 hours versus 35) and, for most students, no VA benefit eligibility.

Do Belmar Aviation's aircraft rates include fuel?

Belmar Aviation publishes $145 per hour for the Cessna 150G, a wet rate, so fuel is included in the hourly figure. A wet rate is the easier one to compare, because the number you see is the number you fly on. Rates checked September 5, 2026.

What ratings can you train for at Belmar Aviation?

Belmar Aviation trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating and Commercial Pilot. Instruction is $75 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on Belmar Aviation's own published rates.

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Cost of your Private at Belmar Aviation

$17,165

range $14.8K – $19.6K · about 6 months at 2×/week

Priced on Belmar's published rates: Cessna 150G at $145/hr + $75/hr instruction, checked September 5, 2026.

Against a minimums quote

at the FAA legal minimums$10,575

at the hours students actually take$17,165

+$6,590 on Belmar's own rates. Quotes usually price the 40-hour minimum; almost nobody finishes there.

Where it goes

$14.8K – $19.6K

Aircraft rental$10,440

Instruction$4,350

One-time costs$2,375

Aircraft + instruction$14,790

72 hrs in Cessna 150G @ $145/hr + 58 dual @ $75/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 pace72 hrs

Examiner records (DPE dataset).

The hourly flying is priced on Belmar Aviation's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Belmar 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 →

What Belmar publishes

checked September 5, 2026

Cessna 150G (N60425)Wet.$145/hr wet

Cessna 150Wet.$150/hr wet

Cessna 172, IFR (N1334F)Wet.$175/hr wet

Cessna CardinalWet.$200/hr wet

Cessna 182, glass cockpitDRY. High performance. August rate.$225/hr wet

Beechcraft Baron 56TCDRY. The twin.$450/hr wet

Instruction$75/hr

The two Cessna 150s, the 172 and the Cardinal are published wet; the glass-cockpit 182 and the Baron 56TC are published DRY, so those two carry fuel on top. Flight instruction is $75/hr and ground school $50/hr, from the school's own Private Pilot estimate. The 182's rate is marked as an August figure.

Not published: the examiner's checkride fee. Listed as missing rather than guessed.

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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.
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.
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.

Estimates use Belmar Aviation's published Cessna 150G and instructor rates (checked September 5, 2026), shown in USD for planning only. Real cost varies by student, weather, and pace. An honest range, not a quote.

PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Belmar 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.

Common questions about Belmar Aviation

How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Belmar Aviation?: Belmar Aviation publishes $145 per hour for the Cessna 150G and $75 per hour for instruction on it, checked September 5, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $17,165, in a range of $14,800 to $19,600. That covers roughly 72 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 Belmar Aviation.
How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Belmar Aviation?: Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Belmar Aviation to reach the private pilot checkride, at roughly 72 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 Belmar Aviation a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?: Belmar Aviation trains under Part 61, the flexible path. There is no FAA-approved syllabus to follow, so lessons can be scheduled around your life and adapted to your pace. The tradeoff is a slightly higher paper minimum for the private certificate (40 hours versus 35) and, for most students, no VA benefit eligibility.
Do Belmar Aviation's aircraft rates include fuel?: Belmar Aviation publishes $145 per hour for the Cessna 150G, a wet rate, so fuel is included in the hourly figure. A wet rate is the easier one to compare, because the number you see is the number you fly on. Rates checked September 5, 2026.
What ratings can you train for at Belmar Aviation?: Belmar Aviation trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating and Commercial Pilot. Instruction is $75 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on Belmar Aviation's own published rates.

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