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PilotBound estimate · Wadsworth, OH · Checked August 7, 2026

What flight training at Avit Flight Academy costs

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Section 1Cost estimate

Your plan

Estimate cost to reach

Flying

Four of them from 1972 to 1977, $145 to $150. Two seats, so a starting aircraft rather than one for the Instrument or Commercial.

PilotBound estimate · Private

Examiner data

Cost of your Private at Avit Flight Academy

$16,005

range $13.8K – $18.2K · about 6 months at 2×/week

Priced on Avit's published rates: Cessna 150 at $145/hr + $55/hr instruction, checked August 7, 2026.

Against a minimums quote

at the FAA legal minimums$9,935
at the hours students actually take$16,005

+$6,070 on Avit's own rates. Quotes usually price the 40-hour minimum; almost nobody finishes there.

Where it goes

$13.8K – $18.2K
Aircraft rental$10,440
Instruction$3,190
One-time costs$2,375
Aircraft + instruction$13,630
72 hrs in Cessna 150 @ $145/hr + 58 dual @ $55/hr

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
Hours at a steady pace72 hrs

Examiner records (DPE dataset).

The hourly flying is priced on Avit Flight Academy's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Avit Flight Academy'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 →

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Section 2The rate card

What Avit publishes

checked August 7, 2026
Cessna 150Four of them from 1972 to 1977, $145 to $150. Two seats, so a starting aircraft rather than one for the Instrument or Commercial.$145/hr wet
Cessna 172 (1958, VFR)VFR only, four-place intercom and ADS-B. The cheapest 172 and not the one for instrument work.$170/hr wet
Cessna 172 (IFR, glass)The main trainer fleet, around fifteen tails from 1966 to 1980, most with a Garmin 430W or GTN 650/750 and dual G5s.$183/hr wet
Piper PA-140 CherokeeFour, $170 to $175, all with a 160 HP upgrade and IFR certified.$170/hr wet
Vashon Ranger R7 (light sport)Two, $170 and $179. Dynon SkyView HDX with a two-axis autopilot, but VFR only.$170/hr wet
Piper Arrow IV PA-28RT-201 (N2962W)1979Retractable with a constant-speed prop, so the complex trainer. Published DRY at an estimated 11 gallons per hour.$161/hr wet
Cessna 182Q (N97004)1979High performance, published DRY. Garmin 530, autopilot, Avidyne EX500.$206/hr wet
Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche (N7264Y)1964The cheaper of two twins, wet. Aspen Evolution and an autopilot.$406/hr wet
Piper PA-23-250 Aztec E (N54236)1974250 HP engines, Stormscope, wet.$446/hr wet
Instructionstandard $55/hr · instrument instruction $65/hr · commercial instruction $65/hr · CFI candidates $65/hr · CFII candidates $65/hr · multi-engine instruction $80/hr$55 – $80/hr

Airframes built 1964 to 1979. Years of manufacture from the FAA aircraft registry, read September 16, 2026.

Rates are wet and the sheet warns they "may be subject to a fuel surcharge depending on market conditions". Two aircraft are the exception and are published DRY: the Cessna 182Q at $206 and the Arrow IV at $161, the latter with an estimated 11 gallons an hour quoted in gallons rather than dollars, so no fuel figure is added to it here. The fleet is spread across six Ohio fields and the sheet says which aircraft sits where, so confirm your aircraft is at your airport. Instruction runs $55/hr basic, $65/hr advanced and $80/hr multi-engine; ground and simulator instruction is $55 at every tier except advanced, where it is $65. The two simulators are $60 and $70 an hour and both sell unlimited packages, $285 to $840 depending on length.

The examiner's checkride fee is not on this card: the examiner sets it, not the school. The estimate above includes PilotBound's own figure for it. Avit does not state whether it trains under Part 61 or Part 141, so the estimate above is built on Part 61 hours.

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Section 4Add to my plan

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Your $16,005 is the starting line. Turn it into a route to your checkride, every step in order with this cost built in.

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Section 5What to ask

What to ask when you call

The marked one is what Avit's site never answers. The rest are what turns an hourly rate into a real bill.

  1. 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.

  2. Which instructor rate applies to each rating I plan to do, and does the higher tier start on day one of that rating?

    This school prices some instruction above its primary rate. Knowing when the step-up starts keeps the later ratings from surprising you.

  3. Do you train under Part 61 or Part 141?Missing from their site

    It changes the minimum hours, and for some students it changes financing eligibility.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

Section 6Questions

How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Avit Flight Academy?
Avit Flight Academy publishes $145 per hour for the Cessna 150 and $55 per hour for instruction on it, checked August 7, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $16,005, in a range of $13,800 to $18,200. 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 Avit Flight Academy.
How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Avit Flight Academy?
Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Avit Flight Academy 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 Avit Flight Academy a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
Avit Flight Academy does not state on its own website whether it trains under Part 61 or Part 141, so we do not list one. It is worth asking directly 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 Avit Flight Academy's aircraft rates include fuel?
Avit Flight Academy publishes $145 per hour for the Cessna 150, 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 August 7, 2026.
What ratings can you train for at Avit Flight Academy?
Avit Flight Academy trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL), Flight Instructor and Instrument Instructor. Instruction runs $55 to $80 per hour depending on the rating and the aircraft, since advanced and type-specific instruction is priced above the standard rate. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on Avit Flight Academy's own published rates.

Section 7Sources

Estimates use Avit Flight Academy's published Cessna 150 and instructor rates (checked August 7, 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 Avit Flight Academy. 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.

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