Military Flight Students
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Military Students, below is a summary of the aviation flight costs associated with military students flying at 海角社区. We are a fully accredited, deemed approved flight school by the VA, with the Private Pilot all the way to CFI being covered using Post 9/11 G.I. Bill (limitations apply). Please call Scott Inskeep at (815) 836-5428 or sinskeep@lewisu.edu if you would like to have your career take flight with 海角社区.
The 海角社区 Flight requirements are as follows:
- The Aviation Flight Management Degree requires each student to obtain a Private Pilot, Instrument Pilot, Commercial Pilot, and Multi-engine Pilot’s license as well as Certified Flight Instructor Airplane, Certified Flight Instructor Instrument, and Certified Flight Instructor Multi-engine Instructor licenses.
- Students Minoring in Aviation Flight Technology are required to obtain a Private Pilot, Instrument Pilot, and Commercial Pilot’s License.
- The Aviation Flight Management Associates requires each student to obtain a Private Pilot, Instrument Pilot, Commercial Pilot, and Multi-Engine Pilot’s License.
- The Unmanned Aerial Systems Degree requires each student to obtain a Private Pilot, Instrument Pilot, and Commercial Pilot’s License.
Hourly aircraft and instructor rates are as follows:
License
| Aircraft / Instructor
per License
| Hourly Cost
|
| Private Pilot |
C172R |
$159 |
| Private Pilot / Instrument |
C172S |
$174 |
| Commercial |
C182RG |
$195 |
| Commercial |
Piper Arrow |
$195 |
| Multi-Engine |
Piper Seminole |
$310 |
| Instrument |
Simulator |
$65 |
| Private Pilot |
Primary Instructor |
$53 |
| Training after
Private Pilot |
Advanced Instructor |
$58 |
The required FAA minimum training hours are as follows:
- The maximum amount of flight training that the VA has agreed to pay is the equivalent to the minimums stated below (if applicable).
License
| Flight
| Simulator
| Ground
|
Minimum Total Cost
|
| Private C172R |
50 |
|
50 |
$13,250 |
| Private C172S |
50 |
|
50 |
$14,000 |
| Instrument |
28 |
7 |
30 |
$9,097 |
| Commercial |
75 |
|
35 |
$21,005 |
| Multi-Engine |
12.5 |
|
10 |
$5,180 |
| CFI-A
(C182RG) |
30 |
|
40 |
$9,910 |
| CFI-I
(C172S) |
30 |
|
20 |
$8,120 |
| CFI-M (Piper Seminole) |
30 |
|
20 |
$12,200 |
- One hour of flight is equivalent to the hourly rate of the aircraft in addition to the hourly rate for the instructor.
- One hour of Simulator is equivalent to the hourly rate of the simulator in addition to the hourly rate of the instructor.
All Flight students, including student veterans, are required to purchase the following documents from the 海角社区 Flight School. The VA has agreed to pay all mandatory fees for student veterans utilizing VA educational benefits (if applicable).
Documents
| Cost
| Purchase
Requirement
|
| Pilot’s Logbook |
$12.95 |
During Private
Pilot Training Only |
| Aircraft Operating Handbook |
$69 |
Per Each
Aircraft / Rating |
| Aeronautical Charts |
$33 |
Every year Per Each |
| Aircraft Checklists |
$20 |
Aircraft / Rating |
Required Medical Certificate
Any person exercising the privileges of any of the following certificates: airline transport pilot certificate, commercial pilot certificate, private pilot certificate, recreational pilot certificate, flight instructor certificate (when acting as pilot in command if serving as a required pilot flight crewmember), flight engineer certificate, flight navigator certificate, or student pilot certificate. Any person exercising the privileges of any of the following certificates: airline transport pilot certificate, commercial pilot certificate, private pilot certificate, recreational pilot certificate, flight instructor certificate (when acting as pilot in command if serving as a required pilot flight crewmember), flight engineer certificate, flight navigator certificate, or student pilot certificate must hold at least a Class III medical certificate. V.A. students are required to have a Class II medical certificate.
Note: Depending on the type of pilot certificate a student is working towards, may change the class of medical certificate required.
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