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Butte Aviation
Montana Part 61 flight school whose cost article works from a single $195 flight hour.
Butte, Montana. Says it is a Part 61 school.
What sets it apart
Works its cost example from a single $195 flight hour, so the $7,800 minimum is easy to check, but the article does not say what the $195 includes.
What the page prints
Flight time at $195 an hour in its cost article; 40 hours is $7,800.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Flight hour, as used in its cost examples (what it includes is not stated) | $195 |
One dual hour
$195 per hour. The article prices flight time at $195 an hour and does not split aircraft from instructor. The school states this figure itself.
The school's own private pilot estimate
$7,800. Hours it assumes: 40 hours at $195 an hour, the Part 61 minimum. The article says most students need more than the minimum.
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.
Students in western Montana who want a rule-of-thumb figure.
You want a rate sheet; this is a blog article, not a price list.
Watch out for
- A cost article, not a rate sheet.
- $195 an hour is not split into aircraft and instructor.
- It assumes the 40-hour Part 61 minimum.
Pages we read
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