Flight training at Clear2Aviate

All three rates are stated wet on the aircraft page. The Arrow is retractable and would cover the Commercial's complex time.

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 does instruction cost per hour, and is the complex training in the Arrow priced differently?Missing from their site

   Three aeroplanes are priced to the dollar and instruction is not mentioned on the aircraft page or the instructors page.

4. 4

   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.

5. 5

   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.

6. 6

   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 Clear2Aviate's rates. The middle of what 13 Michigan 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. Clear2Aviate is not in it.

What we checked

Three IFR-certified Pipers priced wet, including a retractable Arrow. The instructors page introduces three CFIIs by name and biography and never gives a rate, which is a common shape: the school treats instruction as a conversation rather than a price. Checked August 14, 2026.