PilotBound estimate · Newport, VT
What flight training at Lakeview Aviation costs
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VFR only and two-seat, so it is the cheapest start but not the airplane for the Instrument.
Shown at Lakeview Aviation's published dry rate. Fuel is billed separately and is not included in this estimate.
PilotBound estimate · Private
Examiner dataCost of your Private at Lakeview Aviation
range $9.8K – $13K · about 6 months at 2×/week
Priced on Lakeview's published rates: Cessna 150 at $85/hr dry + $50/hr instruction, checked August 6, 2026.
Against a minimums quote
+$4,000 on Lakeview'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 Lakeview Aviation's published rates (dry; fuel billed separately). About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Lakeview Aviation'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 Lakeview publishes
checked August 6, 2026Every aircraft rate here is DRY, stated as such on the rental page, so fuel is billed on top of each figure and none of them are comparable with a wet rate elsewhere without adding it. The estimate uses the published dry rates as-is rather than guessing a fuel figure. The $50/hr instruction rate covers Private, Commercial, Instrument and Flight Instructor students alike.
Not published: the examiner's checkride fee. Listed as missing rather than guessed.
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Add to my planEstimates use Lakeview Aviation's published Cessna 150 and instructor rates (checked August 6, 2026), shown in USD for planning only. Real cost varies by student, weather, and pace. An honest range, not a quote.
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Common questions about Lakeview Aviation
- How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Lakeview Aviation?
- Lakeview Aviation publishes $85 per hour for the Cessna 150 and $50 per hour for instruction on it, checked August 6, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $11,395, in a range of $9,800 to $13,000. 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 Lakeview Aviation.
- How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Lakeview Aviation?
- Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Lakeview Aviation 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 Lakeview Aviation a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
- Lakeview Aviation 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 Lakeview Aviation's aircraft rates include fuel?
- Lakeview Aviation publishes $85 per hour for the Cessna 150, a dry rate, so fuel is billed separately on top. Fuel typically adds roughly $30 to $60 per hour, so compare a dry rate against a wet one carefully. PilotBound's estimate uses the published dry rate exactly as listed and does not add a guessed fuel figure. Rates checked August 6, 2026.
- What ratings can you train for at Lakeview Aviation?
- Lakeview Aviation trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot 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 Lakeview Aviation's own published rates.
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