Flight training at FlyReno
Reno, NV · Rates partly published
No instructor rate. FlyReno publishes rates for all 2 of its airplanes and nothing for instruction, so there is no total on this page.
Checked September 13, 2026 against FlyReno site.
- Based at
- Reno-Tahoe International Airport(RNO)
- FAA part
- Part 61 and Part 141
- Trains
- Multi · MEI
- Phone
- 747-359-7366
- Website
- flyreno.com
What is published
FlyReno's own figures
Checked September 13, 2026 · Source
| Aircraft | Published rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piper Twin Comanche | $400/hr | Wet. Multi-engine rental. |
| Cessna 310 | $500/hr | Wet. Multi-engine rental. |
A multi-engine-only Part 141 school: the Twin Comanche is $400/hr wet and the 310 $500/hr wet, multi-engine dual is $590/hr wet with instruction included, advanced ground $90/hr and simulator instruction $60/hr, plus a fixed-price multi add-on at $8,900 for up to 15 hours. No single-engine airplane and no separate instructor rate.
Why 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 FlyReno's rates. The middle of what 9 Nevada schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
- Trainer, medianWhat the airplane costsRange $160 to $235 per hour.
- $170
- Instruction, medianWhat the instructor costsAcross 9 schools with published rates.
- $70
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. FlyReno is not in it.
Paying 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 for50 open to anyone. Top awards reach $22,200.No Nevada-only awards in the directory yet.
- 50
- 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.
- 6
What to ask
What to ask when you call
The marked ones are what FlyReno'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.
What is the instructor's share of the $590 dual rate?Missing from their site
The twin is priced wet solo and wet dual and the instructor is never priced alone.
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 FlyReno gets a full listing with an estimate, marked as sourced by phone on the date you called.
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Nearby schools
3 other schools fly from Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
1 of them publishes at least one rate. RNO is the identifier to give when you ask.
- Biggest Little Flight SchoolFull rate card, Cessna 172N at $169/hr and $70 to $80/hr instructionReno
- Great Basin AviationPublishes no ratesReno
- NV FlightPublishes no ratesReno
9 Nevada 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.
- 702 AviationNorth Las Vegas, NV · Checked October 12, 2026$170/hr$55/hr instruction
- All In AviationHenderson and Las Vegas, NV · Checked September 5, 2026$235/hr$110/hr instruction
- Biggest Little Flight SchoolReno, NV · Checked September 10, 2026$169/hr$70 to $80/hr instruction
- ChrisAir AviationNorth Las Vegas, NV · Checked September 10, 2026$160/hr$80 to $100/hr instruction
- El Aero ServicesElko, NV · Checked October 16, 2026$165/hr$50/hr instruction
- Pilot Training Las VegasLas Vegas, NV · Checked October 16, 2026$185/hr$70/hr instruction
Sources
- That the school exists
- FlyReno siteChecked September 13, 2026
- The rates above
- FlyReno home pageChecked September 13, 2026
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What each rating costs
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