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School-published Fuel not stated Hourly rates published Read 2026-10-04

San Diego area flight school that lists a standard rate and a discount rate for each aircraft.

Palomar Airport, San Diego area, California. Part 61 or Part 141 is not stated on the pages we read.

What sets it apart

Publishes two prices for every aircraft, a standard rate and a discount rate $10 to $15 an hour lower, and the discount depends on keeping a card on file and a $100 minimum balance.

What the page prints

Cessna 172R at $215 an hour standard ($200 discount), primary instruction $85 an hour.

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.

Published hourly rates, as the page words them
Item	Per hour	Note
Cessna 152 G355	$165	Discount rate $150
Cessna 172R G650	$215	Discount rate $200
Cessna 172SP G650 (three aircraft)	$215 to $225	Discount rates $205 to $210
Cessna 172S G1000	$225	Discount rate $210
Cessna 172S G650	$220	Discount rate $205
Piper Seminole	$405	Discount rate $380
Frasca Mentor G-1000 simulator	$75
Instruction: Primary instruction	$85
Instruction: Instrument and commercial, single engine	$85
Instruction: Multi-engine instruction	$90
Instruction: CFI instruction	$90

One dual hour

$300 per hour. Cessna 172R G650 at $215 plus instruction at $85. This adds the two published rates. It is not a quote, and it is not like for like with schools that include different things.

Fees and terms the page names

Discount rate requires a credit card on file and at least $100 on account at all times, or prepaying the flight plus a $100 deposit

Best for

Students who will keep a card and a balance on file to get the lower rate.

Skip it if

You want one price with no conditions.

Watch out for

The Cessna 172SP row shows several figures ($215/215/225) for different aircraft without naming which is which.
The page does not say whether rates include fuel.
It shows no date.

Pages we read

https://letsflysandiego.com/pinnacle-aviation.htm

We read these pages on October 4, 2026. Rates change. If this is out of date, tell us.