Flight Training
At Harford Air, we can take care of all your training needs for fixed wing aircraft from your Private Pilot Certificate to your Airline Transport Pilot Certificate. Harford Air is a CCBC partner and Part 141 VA approved school.
Private Pilot Certificate Program
The following costs are minimum times and only intended as an estimated total MINIMUM cost of $10,085.00
$6270 — 30 hours dual instruction in a Cessna 172 Aircraft
$1540 — 10 hours solo flight in a Cessna 172 Aircraft
$240 — Necessary books and equipment for course
$120 — Medical Examiner Fee for Third Class Medical
$165 — FAA written test
$550 — 10 hours ground school with FAA licensed instructor
$700 — Private Pilot check ride examiner’s fee
$500 — Aircraft rental for check ride
Note: These are the FAA minimum required times. The national average total time runs about 65 total flight hours and is determined by your ability and frequency of flight lessons.
Requirements for Ratings Past Private Pilot
Instrument: This is an add-on rating which you can add on to any certificate.
Requirements:
- 40 hours simulated or actual instrument
- Written Test
- Check Ride
Commercial:
Requirements:
- 250 hours of flight time which will include both dual and solo time
- Written Test
- Check Ride
CFI (Flight Instructor): No specific flight hour requirement
Requirements:
- Must be endorsed by a senior flight instructor (a CFII for 24 month or greater)
- Must hold a Commercial and Instrument rating.
- Written Test: Fundamentals of Instruction
- Written Test: Flight Instructor Airplane
- All day Check Ride
CFII (Flight Instructor Instrument): No specific flight hour requirement
- Written Test
- Check Ride
- Redo of Instrument Check Ride
ATP:
Requirements:
- 1500 flight time
Tail Wheel:
Requirements:
- 25 hours tail wheel time or 10 hours in type.
Spin Training:
- We offer spin training at the introductory level all the way to CFI Spin required endorsement.
Other Flight/Rental Costs
Note: These prices include fuel and oil (including reimbursed fuel at our current fuel prices).
Citabria 7GCBC—$164 ($219 dual instruction/$239 for Spin Training)
Cessna 172SP/M—$154 ($209 dual instruction)
Piper Arrow—$184 ($239 dual instruction/ $259 CFI/ATP Training)
Skycatcher—$104 ($159 dual instruction)
Note: Dual instruction is your per hour total cost for the plane and a flight instructor.
Miscellaneous Instructor Costs:
Instructor using Harford Air Aircraft—$55 (see dual instruction above)
Instructor using any other aircraft—$59 (such as flight instruction in your own aircraft)
Instructor advanced training rates – $75 (CFI, ATP or Spin Training)
Simulator instruction – $55