Pilot School Calculator & Comparison Tool
Break down the true cost of your pilot training. Compare up to three schools side by side, including the costs brochures leave out: living expenses, extra flight hours, exams, entry tests, medicals, kit, travel, licence conversion, and the multi-engine rating airlines require.
You enter each school's figures from its own brochure. Our defaults are typical values, labelled where used, and you can override every one.
Visiting a school? Print the checklist first →
Do the brochure's hours meet the rules? Check them against CASR or the FAR, and get the questions to ask.
About you optional ▾
Most schools also test colour vision and need an aviation medical. Check both before paying any test fee.
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Other costs optional ▾
Fleet & instructors optional ▾
Ask the school, and ask how many aircraft are flying this week, not how many it owns. These decide how fast you progress.
AirNav usually allows about two aircraft at a time in a training area and in a circuit. A satellite airfield adds circuit practice.
Entry requirements you were given optional ▾
Copy them from the school's brochure. We compare them with "About you" above. Nothing here is stored about the school.