540-246-9407
Blue Ridge Aviation
Personalized Flight Instruction &
Aircraft Rentals
51 Aviation Circle, Suite 110
Weyers Cave, VA 24486
About Us
Here at Blue Ridge Aviation, our goal is to provide quality Flight Instruction at the cheapest price for our students. Flight Instruction is extremely cost intensive, and Blue Ridge Aviation has reduced the national average costs by more than half.
We are a Part 61 Flight School offering instruction for Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi-Engine, and Flight Instructor certificates.
Whether you want to learn in order to take the family on vacations, have the ability to travel quicker and easier for business purposes, or if you aspire to fly for a major airline, we are the flight school that will meet your needs!
With thousands of hours and years of flying experience, our instructors create nothing but the safest pilots that are ready to deal with any situation!
Average Costs: Flight Training is extremely costly and Blue Ridge Aviation has reduced the national average costs by more than half.
Private Pilot:
Cessna 172: 55 Hours - $8800
Flight Instruction: 45 Hours - $2700
Ground Instruction: 30 Hours - $1800
Written Exam & Check Ride: $825
*Total: +/- $14,125
Instrument:
Cessna 172: 45 Hours - $7200
Flight Instruction: 45 Hours - $2700
Ground Instruction: 30 Hours - $1800
Written Exam & Check Ride: $825
*Total: +/- $12,525
Helpful Links:
FAA: https://www.faa.gov/
IACRA: https://iacra.faa.gov/IACRA/Default.aspx
Testing: https://faa.psiexams.com/faa/login
Weather: https://www.aviationweather.gov/, https://skyvector.com/
Commercial:
Cessna 172: +/- 140 Hours - $22,400
Complex/TAA: 10 Hours - $3650
Flight Instruction: +/- 15 Hours - $900
Ground Instruction: +/- 20 Hours - $1,200
Written Exam & Check Ride: $825
*Total: +/- $28,975
Multi Commercial Add-On:
Piper Seminole: +/- 5 Hours - $1,575
Flight & Ground Instruction: +/- 5 Hours - $500
Check Ride: $650
*Total: +/- $2,725
CFI Initial:
Flight Prep & Ground Training: $2,000
Written Exam (2): $350
Check Ride: $1,200
*Total: +/- $3,550
CFII: Approx. an additional *$4,000
*Grand Total: +/- $65,900