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Military Flight Students

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Military Students, below is a summary of the aviation flight costs associated with military students flying at ÌðÐÄÖ±²¥.  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 ÌðÐÄÖ±²¥.

The ÌðÐÄÖ±²¥ 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 ÌðÐÄÖ±²¥ 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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