Rates partly published · Casper, WY
Flight training at Rising Wings Aviation
No instructor rate. Rising Wings publishes rates for all 7 of its airplanes and nothing for instruction, so there is no total on this page.
Checked September 13, 2026 against Rising Wings Aviation fleet page.
- Based at
- Casper-Natrona County International Airport(CPR)
- FAA part
- Part 61 and Part 141
- Trains
- PPL · IR · CPL · Multi · CFI · CFII · MEI
- Phone
- +1 307-472-4359
- Website
- rising-wings.com
Section 1What is published
Rising Wings's own figures
Checked September 13, 2026 · Source
| Aircraft | Published rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172N (N733FF)1976 | $167/hr | |
| Cessna 172N (N733TL)1977 | $167/hr | |
| Cessna 172N (N737EE)1977 | $167/hr | |
| Cessna 172N (N737GS)1977 | $167/hr | Named Thunderwings 5. |
| Cessna 172N (N41AP)1977 | $179/hr | The dearest of the five 172s. |
| Tecnam P2006T (N234NX)2018 | $315/hr | The twin, a 2018 Tecnam. |
| Cirrus SR22 Turbo G5 (N789TR)2014 | $369/hr | Priced at $369/hr PLUS $130/hr consumables, so the real figure is nearer $499. |
Airframes built 1976 to 2018. Years of manufacture from the FAA aircraft registry, read September 20, 2026.
Rates are wet, billed per Hobbs hour, and include fuel and oil; fuel bought away from Casper is reimbursed against a receipt up to the local rate. The Cirrus is the exception and the trap: it is published at $369/hr PLUS $130/hr of consumables (fuel, oil and oxygen, with TKS de-icing fluid charged on top), so its true hourly cost is closer to $499 than $369. Discounts are offered to military personnel and first responders, and a flat-fee subscription exists for the simulator.
Section 2Discovery flight
$150
Checked September 14, 2026
In a Cessna. $300 in a Cirrus SR22T.
Section 3Why 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 Rising Wings's rates. The middle of what 4 Wyoming schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
- Trainer, medianWhat the airplane costsRange $155 to $185 per hour.
- $180
- Instruction, medianWhat the instructor costsAcross 4 schools with published rates.
- $70
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. Rising Wings is not in it.
Section 4Paying 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 Wyoming-only awards in the directory yet.
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- 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 5What to ask
What to ask when you call
The marked ones are what Rising Wings'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.
What does an instructor cost per hour, and is the multi-engine rate different?Missing from their site
Rising Wings publishes eight per-tail prices and no instruction rate anywhere across twenty-five pages, including its Private, Instrument and Commercial pages.
If I enroll through Casper College, do I pay these rates or the college's course fees?
Casper College publishes a flight fee total for its AAS and Rising Wings publishes hourly rates. Which one you are billed under changes what happens if you need extra hours.
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 Rising Wings Aviation gets a full listing with an estimate, marked as sourced by phone on the date you called.
Send what they told youSection 6Nearby schools
One other school flies from Casper-Natrona County International Airport.
It publishes a full rate card, so you can compare before you call. CPR is the identifier to give when you ask.
- Atlas Flight SchoolFull rate card, Cessna 172N at $155/hr and $70 to $100/hr instructionCasper
4 Wyoming 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.
- Atlas Flight SchoolCasper, WY · Checked September 8, 2026$155/hr$70 to $100/hr instruction
- Choice AviationCody, WY · Checked September 8, 2026$185/hr$65 to $80/hr instruction
- The Flying SchoolCheyenne, WY · Checked September 5, 2026$172/hr$55/hr instruction
- Western Wyoming Aviation ServicesAfton, WY · Checked September 8, 2026$180/hr$70/hr instruction
Section 7Sources
- That the school exists
- Rising Wings Aviation fleet pageChecked September 13, 2026
- The rates above
- Rising Wings fleet pagesChecked September 13, 2026
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Other Wyoming flight schools
- Atlas Flight School · Casper
- Bighorn Airways · Sheridan
- Choice Aviation · Cody
- Fremont Flight · Lander
- Laramie Flying Club · Laramie
- NorthEast Planes Aviation · Rawlins
- Sheridan Pilots 307 · Sheridan
- The Flying School · Cheyenne
- Western Wyoming Aviation Services · Afton
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