PilotBound estimate · Knoxville, TN · Checked August 17, 2026
What flight training at Knoxville Flight Training Academy costs
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WAAS GPS, Aspen primary flight display. IFR capable.
PilotBound estimate · Private
Examiner dataCost of your Private at Knoxville Flight Training Academy
range $16.7K – $22.2K · about 6 months at 2×/week
Priced on Knoxville Flight Training's published rates: Cessna 172L Skyhawk at $185/hr + $65/hr instruction, checked August 17, 2026.
Against a minimums quote
+$7,610 on Knoxville Flight Training'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 Knoxville Flight Training Academy's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Knoxville Flight Training 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 →
What Knoxville Flight Training publishes
checked August 17, 2026Knoxville Flight Training prices every single-engine aeroplane at $185/hr and adds an unquantified fuel surcharge on top. An instructor is required to rent, and solo rental of the Seminole is prohibited. A full-motion simulator is $150/hr including the instructor, plus tax, and a multi-engine prepay is $5,130. Instruction in a customer's own aeroplane is $85/hr, which does not apply to this fleet.
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 ones are what Knoxville Flight Training'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 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 Knoxville Flight Training Academy's published Cessna 172L Skyhawk and instructor rates (checked August 17, 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 Knoxville Flight Training 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.
Common questions about Knoxville Flight Training Academy
- How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Knoxville Flight Training Academy?
- Knoxville Flight Training Academy publishes $185 per hour for the Cessna 172L Skyhawk and $65 per hour for instruction on it, checked August 17, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $19,465, in a range of $16,700 to $22,200. 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 Knoxville Flight Training Academy.
- How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Knoxville Flight Training Academy?
- Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Knoxville Flight Training 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 Knoxville Flight Training Academy a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
- Knoxville Flight Training 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 Knoxville Flight Training Academy's aircraft rates include fuel?
- Knoxville Flight Training Academy publishes $185 per hour for the Cessna 172L Skyhawk, 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 17, 2026.
- What ratings can you train for at Knoxville Flight Training Academy?
- Knoxville Flight Training Academy trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot and Multi-Engine (AMEL). Instruction is $65 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on Knoxville Flight Training Academy's own published rates.
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