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Aerial photo of Hesler Noble Field, Laurel, MS
Imagery: USDA NAIP

Hesler-Noble Flying School

Flight training at Hesler Noble Field.

Checked October 12, 2026 by Samip Shah

At a glance

  • 2 aircraft types.
  • A private pilot certificate here, flying 2x a week, is estimated at $17,165.

Basics

CertificatesPrivate Pilot
Websitelearntoflylaurel.com
Phone(601) 804-2701

Aircraft and rates

2 types

A Cessna 150
A Cessna 150 (N5505G), not this school’s aircraft. Photo: Tomás Del Coro from Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cessna 150

A two-seater, so not the default for the Commercial.

Rate (fuel basis not stated)
$145/hr

Instruction and rate notes

Checked October 12, 2026
Instruction$75/hr

These are the standard rates. A block commitment takes the 172 to $165/hr and instruction to $65/hr. Instruction is the same price for flight and ground.

The examiner's checkride fee is paid separately. The website doesn't say whether rates include fuel. The estimate uses Part 61 hours. Hesler-Noble doesn't say whether it trains under Part 61 or 141.

See the published rates →

Airport

  • Aerial photo of Hesler Noble Field

    Hesler Noble Field KLUL

    Home field · 1 runway · 5,513 ft · asphalt

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Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP imagery via the USGS National Map

Weather

320
flyable days a year
Apr to Oct
most flyable months
22 of 28
in February, the fewest
Flyable 320Low clouds or poor visibility 45
If you start in

In an average year, January to June has 156 flyable days out of 181. That is the six months your estimate covers, marked under the chart.

What counts as a flyable day

Clouds no lower than 3,000 feet and visibility of 5 miles or more (VFR weather) for at least half the hours between 9 am and 5 pm. Hourly observations from the airport's own weather station, 2016 to 2025. Source: Iowa Environmental Mesonet ASOS archive, Iowa State University.

What it costs

Certificate

Flying

Hours

A two-seater, so not the default for the Commercial.

72 hrs
What students typically take.
Where this comes fromExaminer records (DPE dataset).

PilotBound estimate

$17,165

Usually $14,800 to $19,600 · about 6 months

  • Airplane72 hrs in Cessna 150 × $145/hr$10,440
  • Instructor58 hrs dual × $75/hr$4,350
  • One-time feesWritten test, checkride, medical, headset and more$2,375
    • Knowledge (written) test$175
    • Checkride / DPE fee$800
    • Medical certificate$150
    • Headset$700
    • Ground school / test prep$300
    • Books, charts & supplies$250

The hourly flying is priced on Hesler-Noble Flying School's published rates. The one-time fees are typical national figures, not Hesler-Noble Flying School's prices, and several are set by third parties.

Paying for it

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What to ask when you call

Not on their website

  1. Do the published aircraft rates include fuel, or is fuel billed separately?

    Two rates that look the same can differ by the cost of fuel.

  2. Do you train under Part 61 or Part 141?

    It changes the minimum hours, and for some students, financing.

Also ask

  1. What gets billed on top of the hourly rates, and roughly how much per hour does it add?

    Ask for the all-in hourly number, not the base rate.

  2. Do you offer block rates or prepay discounts, and what is the refund policy if I stop partway?

    Block discounts are rarely published, and the refund terms matter more than the discount.

  3. What do you charge for the written test, the checkride, and the examiner's fee?

    The examiner's fee alone runs $800 to $1,200 in most of the country.

  4. How many trainers and how many full-time instructors do you have right now?

    Availability sets your pace, and pace drives your total more than the hourly rate.

In the app

Track it against Hesler-Noble's rates.

Hesler-Noble Flying School's rate card is in the PilotBound app. Choose Hesler-Noble when you set up and the app prices your training at its rates, then tracks every flight you log against the projection.

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Questions

How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Hesler-Noble Flying School?

Hesler-Noble Flying School publishes $145 per hour for the Cessna 150 and $75 per hour for instruction on it, checked October 12, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $17,165, in a range of $14,800 to $19,600. 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 Hesler-Noble Flying School.

How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Hesler-Noble Flying School?

Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Hesler-Noble Flying School 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 Hesler-Noble Flying School a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?

Hesler-Noble Flying School's website doesn't say whether it trains under Part 61 or Part 141. Ask before you enroll: Part 141 follows an FAA-approved syllabus and is generally what VA benefits require, while Part 61 is more flexible on scheduling.

Do Hesler-Noble Flying School's aircraft rates include fuel?

Hesler-Noble Flying School publishes $145 per hour for the Cessna 150, 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. Rates checked October 12, 2026.

What ratings can you train for at Hesler-Noble Flying School?

Hesler-Noble Flying School trains Private Pilot. Instruction is $75 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on Hesler-Noble Flying School's own published rates.

Sources

Estimates use Hesler-Noble Flying School's published Cessna 150 and instructor rates (checked October 12, 2026), shown in USD for planning only. Real cost varies by student, weather, and pace. A range, not a quote.

PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Hesler-Noble Flying School. School names are used only to identify the school. 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. Methodology · Disclaimer & removal policy.

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