Flight training at Avier Flight School
Beverly, MA · Rates partly published
No instructor rate. Avier publishes rates for all 7 of its airplanes and nothing for instruction, so there is no total on this page.
Checked September 13, 2026 against Avier Flight School site.
- Based at
- Beverly Regional Airport(BVY)
- FAA part
- Not stated on their site
- Website
- avierflight.com
What is published
Avier's own figures
Checked September 13, 2026 · Source
| Aircraft | Published rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piper PA-28-140 (N1531J, 1967)1967 | $95/hrdry | Dry. 160 hp, 8 gallons an hour. |
| Piper PA-28-180 (N9323J, 1966)1966 | $100/hrdry | Dry. 180 hp, 8 gallons an hour. |
| Piper PA-28-181 (N2571M, 1977)1977 | $115/hrdry | Dry. 180 hp, 9 gallons an hour. |
| Piper PA-28-180 (N32480, 1974)1974 | $143/hrdry | Dry. The 1978 PA-28-161s N2117E and its sister are the same price. |
| Diamond DA40 (2004) | $165/hrdry | Dry. 173 knots, the fastest of the fixed-gear aircraft. |
| Piper Arrow IV (N2176K, 1979) | $165/hrdry | Dry. Retractable, so this is the complex airplane. |
| Mooney M20K (N3663H, 1980)1980 | $190/hrdry | Dry. Retractable and turbocharged, 13 gallons an hour. |
Airframes built 1966 to 1980. Years of manufacture from the FAA aircraft registry, read October 21, 2026.
EVERY RATE HERE IS DRY, so fuel is bought on top of all of them, and each aircraft page gives its fuel burn alongside the price: 8 gallons an hour for the older Cherokees, 9 for the Archers and the Diamond, 13 for the Mooney. At a typical 100LL price that adds meaningfully more per hour than the gap between the cheapest and the dearest Cherokee. No instruction rate appears anywhere on the site.
Why 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 Avier's rates. The middle of what 9 Massachusetts schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
- Trainer, medianWhat the airplane costsRange $126 to $183 per hour.
- $170
- Instruction, medianWhat the instructor costsAcross 9 schools with published rates.
- $70
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. Avier is not in it.
Paying 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 for50 open to anyone, plus 2 in Massachusetts. Top awards reach $22,200.
- MBAA Scholarship$2,000 – $5,000 · Check dates
- Aero Club of New England Flight Training Scholarships$1,000 – $10,000 · Check dates
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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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What to ask
What to ask when you call
The marked ones are what Avier'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.
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.
What does an instructor cost per hour?Missing from their site
Every aircraft is priced and instruction is not mentioned.
What does fuel add to the hour in practice?
Every rate is dry and each aircraft lists its burn, so the real hourly cost depends on the fuel price on the day.
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.
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Nearby schools
9 Massachusetts 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.
- Aloft FlightHyannis, MA · Checked September 5, 2026$159/hr$75 to $85/hr instruction
- Alpha One Flight ServicesPlymouth, MA · Checked October 8, 2026$126/hr$70/hr instruction
- Eagle East AviationNorth Andover, MA · Checked October 16, 2026$170/hr$80/hr instruction
- FCA Flight CenterFitchburg, MA · Checked September 16, 2026$130/hr$69 to $79/hr instruction
- Fly Lugu Flight TrainingWestfield, MA · Checked October 16, 2026$165/hr$65/hr instruction
- Fly Pioneer ValleyTurners Falls, MA · Checked October 16, 2026$175/hr$65/hr instruction
Sources
- That the school exists
- Avier Flight School siteChecked September 13, 2026
- The rates above
- Avier Flight School rentalsChecked September 13, 2026
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