PilotBound estimate · Waynesville, OH · Checked September 5, 2026
What flight training at Stewart's Aircraft Service costs
Website stewartsaircraft.net
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PilotBound estimate · Private
Examiner dataCost of your Private at Stewart's Aircraft Service
range $11K – $14.6K · about 6 months at 2×/week
Priced on Stewart's's published rates: Cessna 150 at $109/hr + $45/hr instruction, checked September 5, 2026.
Against a minimums quote
+$4,658 on Stewart's'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 Stewart's Aircraft Service's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Stewart's Aircraft Service'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 Stewart's publishes
checked September 5, 2026Every rate on the fleet page is per hour with fuel and oil included. Instruction is $45/hr in the school's own aircraft and $55/hr in yours. Half the fleet is tailwheel, including the Stearman, and there is a glider; those are for endorsements and rides, not the default trainer. The field is a turf strip.
Not published: the examiner's checkride fee. Listed as missing rather than guessed.
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Add to my planWhat to ask when you call
The marked one is what Stewart's's site never answers. The rest are what turns an hourly rate into a real bill.
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 train under Part 61 or Part 141?Missing from their site
It changes the minimum hours, and for some students it changes financing eligibility.
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 Stewart's Aircraft Service's published Cessna 150 and instructor rates (checked September 5, 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 Stewart's Aircraft Service. 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 Stewart's Aircraft Service
- How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Stewart's Aircraft Service?
- Stewart's Aircraft Service publishes $109 per hour for the Cessna 150 and $45 per hour for instruction on it, checked September 5, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $12,833, in a range of $11,000 to $14,600. 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 Stewart's Aircraft Service.
- How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Stewart's Aircraft Service?
- Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Stewart's Aircraft Service 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 Stewart's Aircraft Service a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
- Stewart's Aircraft Service 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 Stewart's Aircraft Service's aircraft rates include fuel?
- Stewart's Aircraft Service publishes $109 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 September 5, 2026.
- What ratings can you train for at Stewart's Aircraft Service?
- Stewart's Aircraft Service trains Private Pilot. Instruction is $45 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on Stewart's Aircraft Service's own published rates.
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