PilotBound estimate · Las Vegas, NV · Checked August 12, 2026
What flight training at Pilot Training Las Vegas costs
Website pilottraininglv.com
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The lowest-cost tail. Listed with ADS-B In and Out only, while the other three are listed as IFR certified, so the instrument and commercial legs default to a $195 airplane.
PilotBound estimate · Private
Examiner dataCost of your Private at Pilot Training Las Vegas
range $17K – $22.5K · about 6 months at 2×/week
Priced on Pilot Training LV's published rates: Piper Cherokee PA-28-180G at $185/hr + $70/hr instruction, checked August 12, 2026.
Against a minimums quote
+$7,740 on Pilot Training LV'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 Pilot Training Las Vegas's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Pilot Training Las Vegas'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 Pilot Training LV publishes
checked August 12, 2026The site never says whether these rates include fuel. Instruction is $70/hr in Pilot Training's own aircraft, which is what this estimate uses. Two higher tiers are published and not used: $85/hr for instruction in an aircraft Pilot Training does not own, which does not apply to its rental fleet, and $85/hr for ground or flight with the chief CFI. The Piper Apache twin is listed at "TBD/hr", so no multi-engine training is priced here. Regular ground-school attendees are not billed for pre-flight and post-flight briefings. Pilot Training also sells a 14-day accelerated private course at $17,600 ($9,800 instruction plus $7,800 for 40 hours in a Cherokee) with a $1,500 deposit, which this hourly estimate does not model.
Not published: the examiner's checkride fee, whether rates include fuel. Listed as missing rather than guessed.
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Add to my planWhat to ask when you call
The marked one is what Pilot Training LV's site never answers. The rest are what turns an hourly rate into a real bill.
Do the published aircraft rates include fuel, or is fuel billed separately?Missing from their site
The site does not say, and it is the difference between two rates that look identical and are not.
What gets billed on top of the hourly rates, and roughly how much per hour does it add?
The site notes extras beyond the hourly figures. Ask for the all-in number per hour, not the base rate.
Does the instructor rate change for the Instrument, Commercial, or CFI, or is it flat across everything?
Plenty of schools charge more for advanced instruction. A flat rate quoted for the Private can climb later.
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.
Estimates use Pilot Training Las Vegas's published Piper Cherokee PA-28-180G and instructor rates (checked August 12, 2026), shown in USD for planning only. Real cost varies by student, weather, and pace. An honest range, not a quote.
PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Pilot Training Las Vegas. 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. Disclaimer & removal policy.
Common questions about Pilot Training Las Vegas
- How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Pilot Training Las Vegas?
- Pilot Training Las Vegas publishes $185 per hour for the Piper Cherokee PA-28-180G and $70 per hour for instruction on it, checked August 12, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $19,755, in a range of $17,000 to $22,500. 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 Pilot Training Las Vegas.
- How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Pilot Training Las Vegas?
- Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Pilot Training Las Vegas 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 Pilot Training Las Vegas a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
- Pilot Training Las Vegas 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 Pilot Training Las Vegas's aircraft rates include fuel?
- Pilot Training Las Vegas publishes $185 per hour for the Piper Cherokee PA-28-180G, 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 12, 2026.
- What ratings can you train for at Pilot Training Las Vegas?
- Pilot Training Las Vegas trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating and Commercial Pilot. Instruction is $70 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on Pilot Training Las Vegas's own published rates.
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