PilotBound estimate · Morristown, TN · Checked August 17, 2026
What flight training at Morristown Flying Service costs
Website morristownflyingserviceinc.com
Conveniently located near
- Tri-Cities
- Greeneville
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PilotBound estimate · Private
Examiner dataCost of your Private at Morristown Flying Service
range $13.5K – $17.9K · about 6 months at 2×/week
Priced on Morristown Flying Service's published rates: Cessna 150 at $145/hr + $50/hr instruction, checked August 17, 2026.
Against a minimums quote
+$5,940 on Morristown Flying Service'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 Morristown Flying Service's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Morristown Flying 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 Morristown Flying Service publishes
checked August 17, 2026Morristown publishes instruction as a range, $45 to $50/hr, and this estimate uses the top of it. Its aeroplane rates are wet and carry the school's own update dates, the Cessna 172 from December 2023 and the Piper Arrow from March 2022. Block time rates are offered on every aircraft and not published. A Cessna 182 is available for dual rental only, with no published rate.
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 Morristown Flying Service'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 Morristown Flying Service's published Cessna 150 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 Morristown Flying 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 Morristown Flying Service
- How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Morristown Flying Service?
- Morristown Flying Service publishes $145 per hour for the Cessna 150 and $50 per hour for instruction on it, checked August 17, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $15,715, in a range of $13,500 to $17,900. 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 Morristown Flying Service.
- How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Morristown Flying Service?
- Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Morristown Flying 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 Morristown Flying Service a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
- Morristown Flying 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 Morristown Flying Service's aircraft rates include fuel?
- Morristown Flying Service 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 17, 2026.
- What ratings can you train for at Morristown Flying Service?
- Morristown Flying Service trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL) and Flight Instructor. Instruction is $50 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on Morristown Flying Service's own published rates.
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