Rates partly published · Flint, MI
Flight training at Lapeer Aviation Flight Training
No instructor rate. Lapeer Aviation publishes rates for all 2 of its airplanes and nothing for instruction, so there is no total on this page. Instruction is the second biggest line on a training bill, after the airplane.
Checked September 5, 2026 against Lapeer Aviation site.
- Based at
- Bishop International Airport(KFNT)
- FAA part
- Not stated on their site
- Trains
- PPL
- Phone
- 810-664-6966
- Website
- lapeeraviation.com
What Lapeer Aviation publishes
Checked September 5, 2026 · Source
| Aircraft | Published rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piper Warrior (N8383V) | $130/hr | N44690 is the same rate. Fuel basis not stated. |
| Cessna 172 (N734KA) | $130/hr | Fuel basis not stated. |
Two Warriors and a 172 at Flint Bishop, all $130/hr, with reservations approved by the school's CFI. The instructor is not priced and nothing says wet or dry.
What to ask when you call
The marked ones are what Lapeer Aviation'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.
Do the published aircraft rates include fuel, or is fuel billed separately?
The site does not say, and it is the difference between two rates that look identical and are not.
What does the instructor cost per hour, and is $130 wet?Missing from their site
Three airplanes carry one rate and neither the instructor nor the fuel basis is stated.
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.
What to compare their answer against
Not Lapeer Aviation's rates. The middle of what 14 Michigan schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
Trainer, median
$175/hr
Range $109 to $395
Instruction, median
$60/hr
Across 14 schools with published rates
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. Lapeer Aviation is not in it.
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Three airplanes at Flint Bishop at a single hourly rate, instructor unpriced. Crawled September 5, 2026.
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