Rates
| Service | For | Price | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instruction | Private, instrument, commercial | $75/hr | Hobbs to Hobbs. No pre-brief or post-debrief charge. |
| Initial CFI instruction | Commercial pilots training for the initial CFI | $95/hr | Hobbs to Hobbs for flight. No pre-brief or post-debrief charge. |
| Ground instruction | A ground session that is not a flight lesson | $65/hr | Orals and ground school. Not added on top of a flight lesson. |
| Aircraft checkout | Pilots checking out in a club aircraft | $75/hr | Same rate as other flight instruction. Aircraft is extra. |
| Service | Price | Detail | Instruction covered | Total with Cessna 172 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mock checkride / prep package Anyone with a scheduled practical | $495 flat | 2 hr oral to ACS standard, 1.5 hr flight, written readiness report. Aircraft is extra, at the club rates below. | Up to 2 hr ground and 1.5 hr in flight | about $745 at the full 1.5 hr |
| Flight review Current pilots | $275 flat | Includes the ground portion. Aircraft is extra. | Up to 1.5 hr ground and 1.5 hr in flight | about $525 at the full 1.5 hr |
| Instrument proficiency check Instrument-rated pilots | $350 flat | Aircraft is extra. | Up to 1.5 hr ground and 1.5 hr in flight | about $600 at the full 1.5 hr |
| Training-plan consult Prospects | Free, 30 min | Sit-down mapping the certificate, realistic hours, realistic cost. Not a discovery flight. | 30 min | No airplane |
- Totals add the Cessna 172 at $165/hr, paid to Countrywide Flyers.
- If you need more — and some people do, which is completely fine — it's $75/hr for instruction from there, agreed before the flight.
- Any situation can be customized: take the flat rate, or pay as you go at the hourly rates, based on what you need.
| Aircraft | Rate |
|---|---|
| Cessna 172 | $165/hr |
| Piper Archer | $185/hr |
Club rates, Hobbs to Hobbs. The airplane is paid to Countrywide Flyers, not to DZ Aviation.
| Airplane | Instruction | Aircraft | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172 | $75 | $165 | $240/hr |
| Piper Archer | $75 | $185 | $260/hr |
| Cessna 172, initial CFI | $95 | $165 | $260/hr |
| Piper Archer, initial CFI | $95 | $185 | $280/hr |
How billing works
Instruction and the airplane are billed on the same Hobbs meter, for the same block of time. A flight lesson has no separate charge for the brief or the debrief.
Flat-fee products (mock checkride, flight review, IPC) include DZ Aviation's fee only. The airplane is still billed by the club for the Hobbs time.
No 10-hour block. No block discount. No large prepayments.
A student keeps the enrolled rate through the certificate they signed up for.
Book a training-plan consultFree, 30 minutes.