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AZ Flight Training
Arizona flight school that posts instructor rates and a minimum-hours private pilot cost example.
Arizona (city not shown on the home page). Part 61 or Part 141 is not stated on the pages we read.
What sets it apart
Its $8,900 private pilot example is the lowest total in this set, but it assumes only the 40-hour FAA minimum, which the page itself says most students exceed.
What the page prints
Instruction $65 an hour, discovery flight $99 special, Cessna 172 at $135 an hour in its cost example.
Taken from the school's own page. The page does not say whether fuel is included. We do not guess. The page shows no date.
| Item | Per hour | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172, as used in its cost example | $135 | Appears in the cost example, not in a rate table. |
| Instruction: Flight instruction | $65 | |
| Instruction: Ground instruction | $65 |
One dual hour
$200 per hour. Cessna 172 (cost example) at $135 plus instruction at $65. This adds the two published rates. It is not a quote, and it is not like for like with schools that include different things.
The school's own private pilot estimate
$8,900. Hours it assumes: the FAA minimum: 40 hours of flight time at $135, 20 hours dual at $65, 15 hours of ground instruction at $65. Not including tax. The page says the average private pilot needs more than 50 hours.
The FAA minimum is 40 flight hours (14 CFR 61.109). An estimate built on fewer hours than a student needs will be too low.
Fees and terms the page names
- Discovery flight $99 special
- Simulator or VR experience $50
- Knowledge test $150 and practical test $750 in its example
Students who want the lowest published minimum-hours total.
You want a realistic total; add hours to the example.
Watch out for
- The example uses FAA minimum hours; the page says the average student needs 50 or more.
- No rate table; the $135 Cessna 172 figure appears only in the cost example.
- Tax is not included.
Pages we read
We read these pages on October 4, 2026. Rates change. If this is out of date, tell us.