Flight training at Monroe Aviation Flight School

Both figures are published as 'as low as', so they are a floor rather than a rate, and the page never says whether fuel is included. Monroe does say there are no fuel surcharges. A full-motion Redbird MCX is $36/hr.

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

   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.

4. 4

   What is the instructor rate per hour, and is it the same for the Private, the Instrument and the Commercial?Missing from their site

   The rates page covers the aeroplanes and the simulator in detail and never mentions instruction.

5. 5

   What conditions get me the 'as low as' price, and what is the rate if I do not meet them?

   A floor is not a rate. Both aircraft prices are published that way, so the number a student actually pays is not on the page.

6. 6

   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.

7. 7

   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.

8. 8

   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 Monroe Aviation'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. Monroe Aviation is not in it.

What we checked

A detailed rates page covering a Cessna 150, a Cessna 172 and a full-motion Redbird MCX, with no instructor rate on it or anywhere else on the site. Both aeroplane prices are hedged as 'as low as'. Checked August 14, 2026.