How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at General Aviation Services?

General Aviation Services publishes $159 per hour for the Cessna 172 and $65 per hour for instruction on it, checked August 18, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $17,593, in a range of $15,100 to $20,100. 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 General Aviation Services.

How long does it take to get a private pilot license at General Aviation Services?

Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at General Aviation Services 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 General Aviation Services a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?

General Aviation Services 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 General Aviation Services's aircraft rates include fuel?

General Aviation Services publishes $159 per hour for the Cessna 172, 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 18, 2026.

What ratings can you train for at General Aviation Services?

General Aviation Services trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor. Instruction is $65 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on General Aviation Services's own published rates.

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The only aeroplane the cost sheet prices, across all four of its courses.

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Cost of your Private at General Aviation Services

$17,593

range $15.1K – $20.1K · about 6 months at 2×/week

Priced on General Aviation Services's published rates: Cessna 172 at $159/hr + $65/hr instruction, checked August 18, 2026.

Against a minimums quote

at the FAA legal minimums$10,815

at the hours students actually take$17,593

+$6,778 on General Aviation Services's own rates. Quotes usually price the 40-hour minimum; almost nobody finishes there.

Where it goes

$15.1K – $20.1K

Aircraft rental$11,448

Instruction$3,770

One-time costs$2,375

Aircraft + instruction$15,218

72 hrs in Cessna 172 @ $159/hr + 58 dual @ $65/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 General Aviation Services's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not General Aviation Services'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 General Aviation Services publishes

checked August 18, 2026

Cessna 172The only aeroplane the cost sheet prices, across all four of its courses.$159/hr fuel basis not stated

Instruction$65/hr

These rates come from the school's cost sheet, which is stamped effective January 2023 and is the only place the site publishes a figure; the sheet itself says prices are subject to change without notice, so confirm them before budgeting. The sheet is laid out two-up and the duplicate half misprints the instruction rate and the Private checkride fee, which its own subtotals contradict. Rates are quoted against FAA minimums while the school notes the average Private takes 60 hours with 10 extra instruction hours. A King School ground curriculum is excluded from its totals. The school also flies a 1941 Boeing Stearman for tailwheel endorsements, unpriced, and offers a free flight in it on completing a training programme.

Not published: the examiner's checkride fee, whether rates include fuel. Listed as missing rather than guessed.

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The marked ones are what General Aviation Services'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 General Aviation Services's published Cessna 172 and instructor rates (checked August 18, 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 General Aviation Services. 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 General Aviation Services

How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at General Aviation Services?: General Aviation Services publishes $159 per hour for the Cessna 172 and $65 per hour for instruction on it, checked August 18, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $17,593, in a range of $15,100 to $20,100. 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 General Aviation Services.
How long does it take to get a private pilot license at General Aviation Services?: Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at General Aviation Services 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 General Aviation Services a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?: General Aviation Services 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 General Aviation Services's aircraft rates include fuel?: General Aviation Services publishes $159 per hour for the Cessna 172, 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 18, 2026.
What ratings can you train for at General Aviation Services?: General Aviation Services trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor. Instruction is $65 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on General Aviation Services's own published rates.

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