PilotBound estimate · Gulfport, MS
What flight training at Apollo Flight Training costs
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Flying
$139/hr on a block.
PilotBound estimate · Private
Examiner dataCost of your Private at Apollo Flight Training
range $16.1K – $21.4K · about 6 months at 2×/week
Priced on Apollo's published rates: Cessna 172P at $159/hr + $85/hr instruction, checked August 6, 2026.
Against a minimums quote
+$7,500 on Apollo's own rates. Quotes usually price the 40-hour minimum; almost nobody finishes there.
Where it goes
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
Examiner records (DPE dataset).
The hourly flying is priced on Apollo Flight Training's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Apollo Flight Training'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 Apollo publishes
checked August 6, 2026Both rates are published twice, retail and block, and the RETAIL figures are modeled: the aeroplane is $159/hr retail against $139/hr on a block, and instruction is $85/hr retail against $72/hr. Blocks are bought in $1,875 increments, so the discount costs a substantial commitment up front. The site does not say whether fuel is included. Apollo operates under Part 61 using a Part 141 curriculum, which is not the same as holding a Part 141 certificate. A multi-engine rating is advertised and no twin is published, so the multi legs stay hidden.
Not published: the examiner's checkride fee, whether rates include fuel. Listed as missing rather than guessed.
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Add to my planEstimates use Apollo Flight Training's published Cessna 172P and instructor rates (checked August 6, 2026), shown in USD for planning only. Real cost varies by student, weather, and pace. An honest range, not a quote.
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Common questions about Apollo Flight Training
- How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Apollo Flight Training?
- Apollo Flight Training publishes $159 per hour for the Cessna 172P and $85 per hour for instruction on it, checked August 6, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $18,753, in a range of $16,100 to $21,400. 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 Apollo Flight Training.
- How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Apollo Flight Training?
- Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Apollo Flight Training 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 Apollo Flight Training a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
- Apollo Flight Training 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 Apollo Flight Training's aircraft rates include fuel?
- Apollo Flight Training publishes $159 per hour for the Cessna 172P, a rate that does not say whether fuel is included. Ask before you budget: if the rate turns out to be dry, fuel adds roughly $30 to $60 per hour on top. PilotBound's estimate uses the rate exactly as published. Rates checked August 6, 2026.
- What ratings can you train for at Apollo Flight Training?
- Apollo Flight Training trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL) and Flight Instructor. Instruction is $85 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on Apollo Flight Training's own published rates.
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