Rates partly published · Oklahoma City, OK
Flight training at Sundance Flight Academy
No instructor rate. Sundance publishes a $175/hr aircraft rate and nothing for instruction, so there is no total on this page.
Checked August 7, 2026 against Sundance Airport site.
- Based at
- Sundance Airport(HSD)
- FAA part
- Not stated on their site
- Phone
- 405-373-3886
- Website
- sundanceairport.com
Section 1What is published
Sundance's own figures
Checked August 18, 2026 · Source
| Aircraft | Published rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piper Cherokee 140/150 | $175/hr | Garmin 650, IFR certified. One hour minimum on rentals. |
The aeroplane is published at $175/hr with a one-hour minimum, and the site does not say whether fuel is included. An FMX Redbird simulator is $50/hr. AOPA lists this operator under the AIRPORT's name, Sundance Airport LLC; the flight school trades as Sundance Flight Academy and shares the site.
Section 2Why 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 Sundance's rates. The middle of what 3 Oklahoma schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
- Trainer, medianWhat the airplane costsRange $120 to $200 per hour.
- $120
- Instruction, medianWhat the instructor costsAcross 3 schools with published rates.
- $60
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. Sundance is not in it.
Section 3Paying 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 for46 open to anyone. Top awards reach $22,200.No Oklahoma-only awards in the directory yet.
- 46
- 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.
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Section 4What to ask
What to ask when you call
The marked ones are what Sundance'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.
Do the published aircraft rates include fuel, or is fuel billed separately?
The site does not say, and it is the difference between two rates that look identical and are not.
What does an instructor cost per hour?Missing from their site
The aeroplane and the simulator are both priced and the instruction rate appears nowhere across twelve pages.
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 Sundance Flight Academy gets a full listing with an estimate, marked as sourced by phone on the date you called.
Send what they told youSection 5Nearby schools
One other school flies from Sundance Airport.
It publishes at least one rate, so there is something to compare before you call. HSD is the identifier to give when you ask.
- Alto Flight AcademyPublishes a $209/hr aircraft rate, no instructor rateYukon
3 Oklahoma 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.
- Chickasha WingsChickasha, OK · Checked September 8, 2026$120/hr$60/hr instruction
- Oklahoma Aeronautics AcademyEl Reno, OK · Checked September 5, 2026$200/hr$50/hr instruction
- Tulsa Aviation GroupClaremore, OK · Checked September 8, 2026$120/hr$60/hr instruction
Section 6Sources
- That the school exists
- Sundance Airport siteChecked August 7, 2026
- The rates above
- Sundance Airport pricing pageChecked August 18, 2026
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