Rates partly published · Omaha, NE
Flight training at Oracle Aviation
No instructor rate. Oracle publishes rates for all 9 of its airplanes and nothing for instruction, so there is no total on this page.
Checked September 13, 2026 against Oracle Aviation flight training information.
- FAA part
- Part 61 and Part 141
- Trains
- PPL · IR · CPL · Multi · CFI · CFII · MEI
- Phone
- 402.934.5300
- Website
- oracleaviation.com
Section 1What is published
Oracle's own figures
Checked September 13, 2026 · Source
| Aircraft | Published rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piper 180 (N4739L)1967 | $175/hr | The lowest-cost four-seater. |
| Cessna 172M (N6586H)1975 | $185/hr | |
| Cessna 172N (N737NU)1977 | $185/hr | |
| Cessna 172N (N737SJ)1977 | $185/hr | |
| Cessna 172N (N1461E)1978 | $185/hr | |
| Cessna 172N (N6274D)1979 | $185/hr | |
| Piper Arrow (N543P)1974 | $215/hr | Retractable/complex. |
| Beechcraft Duchess (N2265T)1980 | $390/hr | Multi-engine trainer. |
| Piper Seneca II (N33689)1975 | $495/hr | Multi-engine trainer. |
Airframes built 1967 to 1980. Years of manufacture from the FAA aircraft registry, read September 16, 2026.
Section 2Discovery flight
$160
Checked September 14, 2026
30 minutes of ground instruction and 30 minutes of flying. Plus tax.
Section 3Why there is no total
An estimate needs an instructor rate.
A training total is hours multiplied by rates. With instruction unpriced there is nothing to multiply, and we will not fill the gap with a plausible number: every figure on this site carries a link that shows it today.
Instructor rateMissing from their site
Instruction is the second biggest line on a training bill, after the airplane.
What to compare their answer against
Not Oracle's rates. The middle of what 5 Nebraska schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
- Trainer, medianWhat the airplane costsRange $120 to $165 per hour.
- $165
- Instruction, medianWhat the instructor costsAcross 5 schools with published rates.
- $65
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. Oracle is not in it.
Section 4Paying for it
Two ways to pay for it.
Win what you can first, then borrow only what is left. Neither figure assumes anything about you: one is what our scholarship directory holds, the other is what the lenders publish.
- Money you keepScholarships you could apply for46 open to anyone. Top awards reach $22,200.No Nebraska-only awards in the directory yet.
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- Money you pay backLenders that fund flight trainingSix lenders, compared on the limits and rates they publish. That is what is on offer, not whether you would be approved.
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Section 5What to ask
What to ask when you call
The marked ones are what Oracle'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.
You run Part 61 for the Private and Part 141 for the Instrument and Commercial. Does the instructor rate differ between them?Missing from their site
The school states it uses both parts. Schools that split like this sometimes price the 141 courses as packages instead of hourly.
What does multi-engine instruction cost in the Duchess or the Seneca?
Two twins are published, at $390 and $495/hr. Multi instruction is usually billed above the single-engine rate.
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.
Called them? Send us what they said.
Send the number over and Oracle Aviation gets a full listing with an estimate, marked as sourced by phone on the date you called.
Send what they told youSection 6Nearby schools
5 Nebraska schools publish a full rate card.
Each one has an estimate built on its own published rates. Listed alphabetically, because ordering them by price would be a ranking this page is not making.
- AGL Flight TrainingLincoln and Seward, NE · Checked September 5, 2026$165/hr$65/hr instruction
- Athlos AviationOmaha, NE · Checked September 5, 2026$120/hr$50/hr instruction
- Bernadt AviationSteinauer, NE · Checked September 5, 2026$137/hr$50/hr instruction
- Seward AviationSeward, NE · Checked September 8, 2026$165/hr$70/hr instruction
- TC FlightLincoln, NE · Checked September 5, 2026$165/hr$120/hr instruction
Section 7Sources
- That the school exists
- Oracle Aviation flight training informationChecked September 13, 2026
- The rates above
- Oracle Aviation rental fleetChecked September 13, 2026
Are you Oracle Aviation? Send your rate card and this becomes a full listing with an estimate, free. Or have it removed.
This page says one thing is not stated on your site. Send us where it is published and it shows here instead.
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PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Oracle Aviation. School names are used only to identify the school. Rates shown are the school's own published figures with the date we checked them. This page carries no PilotBound estimate, because the school does not publish enough for one. Disclaimer & removal policy.
Other Nebraska flight schools
- AGL Flight Training · Lincoln and Seward
- Athlos Aviation · Omaha
- Avcraft · Columbus
- Bernadt Aviation · Steinauer
- Classic Aircraft Service · Scottsbluff
- EAI Aircraft · Fairbury
- Fremont Aviation · Fremont
- Grow Aviation · Aurora
- Hastings Air · Hastings
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