New Heights Aviation
Flight training from Private Pilot through Instrument Instructor at Panola County Airport.
Rates checkedChecked October 12, 2026 by Samip Shah, CFI, CFII, AGI
At a glance
- 4 aircraft across 4 types.
- A private pilot certificate here, flying 2x a week, is estimated at $14,713.
Basics
| Certificates | Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor, Instrument Instructor |
|---|---|
| Website | flynha.com |
Aircraft and rates
4 aircraft · 4 types
Cessna 150
- At this school
- 1
- Built
- 1973
- Rate
- $119/hr
| Tail | FAA model | Built | Rate (fuel basis not stated) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N19564Cessna 150LA two-seater. | Cessna 150L | 1973 | $119/hr |
Model and year from the FAA aircraft registry, November 9, 2026.
Instruction and rate notes
Checked October 12, 2026Instruction is $65/hr for ground and flight alike, and $75/hr if you fly your own aircraft. A simulator is $45/hr. The school says it doesn't run the clock unnecessarily.
The examiner's checkride fee is paid separately. The website doesn't say whether rates include fuel. The estimate uses Part 61 hours. New Heights doesn't say whether it trains under Part 61 or 141.
Airport
Panola County KPMU
Home field · 1 runway · 5,001 ft · asphalt
Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP imagery via the USGS National Map
Weather
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.
Where this comes from
Examiner records (DPE dataset).PilotBound estimate
$14,713
Usually $12,700 to $16,800 · about 6 months
- Airplane72 hrs in Cessna 150 × $119/hr$8,568
- Instructor58 hrs dual × $65/hr$3,770
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 New Heights Aviation's published rates. The one-time fees are typical national figures, not New Heights Aviation's prices, and several are set by third parties.
Discovery flight
$179
Checked October 12, 2026
30 minutes of flight with preflight ground training. Another 30 minutes is $75 more.
Paying for it
Two ways to cover $14,713.
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What to ask when you call
Not on their website
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.
Do you train under Part 61 or Part 141?
It changes the minimum hours, and for some students, financing.
Also ask
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.
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.
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.
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 New Heights's rates.
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Questions
How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at New Heights Aviation?
New Heights Aviation publishes $119 per hour for the Cessna 150 and $65 per hour for instruction on it, checked October 12, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $14,713, in a range of $12,700 to $16,800. 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 New Heights Aviation.
How long does it take to get a private pilot license at New Heights Aviation?
Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at New Heights Aviation 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 New Heights Aviation a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
New Heights Aviation'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 New Heights Aviation's aircraft rates include fuel?
New Heights Aviation publishes $119 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 New Heights Aviation?
New Heights Aviation trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor and Instrument Instructor. Instruction is $65 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on New Heights Aviation's own published rates.
Sources
Estimates use New Heights Aviation'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 New Heights Aviation. 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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