East Coast Aero Club
Flight training from Private Pilot through Instrument Instructor at Nashua Airport / Boire Field.
Rates checkedChecked October 8, 2026 by Samip Shah, CFI, CFII, AGI
At a glance
- 2 aircraft types.
- A private pilot certificate here, flying 2x a week, is estimated at $23,505.
Basics
| Certificates | Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor, Instrument Instructor |
|---|---|
| Website | eastcoastaeroclub.com |
Aircraft and rates
2 types
Piper Warrior II or Cessna 172N
DERIVED: $2,250 for ten solo hours in the Private table, and $338 for the 1.5-hour checkride flight, which both give $225.
- Rate (wet)
- $225/hr
Instruction and rate notes
Checked October 8, 2026Every aircraft reads "Call for current rate". The aircraft figure here comes from the Private Pilot cost table, whose lines agree with each other and with the $85/hr instruction rate the club publishes. Rates are wet, instruction extra. A senior instructor is $95/hr. The cost table also has a cheaper column for a Warrior II and a C172N at an implied $225/hr, neither on the current fleet. Ask for the current rate before budgeting.
The examiner's checkride fee is paid separately. The estimate uses Part 61 hours. East Coast Aero Club doesn't say whether it trains under Part 61 or 141.
Airport
Nashua Airport / Boire Field KASH
Home field · 1 runway · 6,000 ft · asphalt
Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP imagery via the USGS National Map
Weather
In an average year, January to June has 147 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
DERIVED: $2,250 for ten solo hours in the Private table, and $338 for the 1.5-hour checkride flight, which both give $225.
Where this comes from
Examiner records (DPE dataset).PilotBound estimate
$23,505
Usually $20,200 to $26,800 · about 6 months
- Airplane72 hrs in Piper Warrior II or Cessna 172N × $225/hr$16,200
- Instructor58 hrs dual × $85/hr$4,930
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 East Coast Aero Club's published rates. The one-time fees are typical national figures, not East Coast Aero Club's prices, and several are set by third parties.
Paying for it
Two ways to cover $23,505.
Win what you can first, then borrow only what is left.
- Money you keepScholarships you could apply for43 open to anyone, plus 1 in New Hampshire. Top awards reach $22,200.
- Aero Club of New England Flight Training Scholarships$1,000 – $10,000 · Check dates
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- Money you pay backLenders that cover $23,505Five of the six lenders in our comparison lend this much. That is whether a loan this size is on offer, not whether you would be approved.
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What to ask when you call
Not on their website
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 East Coast Aero Club's rates.
East Coast Aero Club's rate card is in the PilotBound app. Choose East Coast Aero Club 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 East Coast Aero Club?
East Coast Aero Club publishes $225 per hour for the Piper Warrior II or Cessna 172N and $85 per hour for instruction on it, checked October 8, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $23,505, in a range of $20,200 to $26,800. 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 East Coast Aero Club.
How long does it take to get a private pilot license at East Coast Aero Club?
Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at East Coast Aero Club 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 East Coast Aero Club a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
East Coast Aero Club'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 East Coast Aero Club's aircraft rates include fuel?
East Coast Aero Club publishes $225 per hour for the Piper Warrior II or Cessna 172N, a wet rate, so fuel is included in the hourly figure. A wet rate is the easier one to compare, because the number you see is the number you fly on. Rates checked October 8, 2026.
What ratings can you train for at East Coast Aero Club?
East Coast Aero Club trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor and Instrument Instructor. Instruction is $85 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on East Coast Aero Club's own published rates.
Sources
Estimates use East Coast Aero Club's published Piper Warrior II or Cessna 172N and instructor rates (checked October 8, 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 East Coast Aero Club. 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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