FAA requires a minimum of 50 hours cross-country as Pilot in Command, and 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time (20 of which can be in a Flight Training Device [FTD]) including 15 hours of instrument flight instruction. These figures are for 30 hours in the Cessna 150 and 20 hours in the Cessna 172 (to include the cross-country Pilot in Command, instrument time, and instrument flight instruction requirements) at our current rates, and 20 hours in our FTD at no charge except instructor fees:
30 hours Cessna 150 @ $80/hr $2,400
20 hours Cessna 172 @ $115/hr $2,300
20 hours FTD No Chrg.
40 hours flight instructor fees @ $35/hr $1,400
24 hours ground instruction @ $10/hr $ 240
Written test fee (variable) $ 80
FAA Flight Test Fee (variable) $ 400
Study Materials (typical) $ 150
TOTAL COST $6,970
