The cost of earning your private pilot’s certificate is roughly $10,000 and is directly dependent on how much time you are willing to dedicate to the process. If someone flies 2-3 times per week, on average, it will take about 60 hours of flight time. However, if you stretch it out, it will likely cost more and take longer.

A $500 application fee is required once the Board of Directors reviews and approves your application. The $500 converts to an ownership share in the club.

Members pay monthly dues of $130 whether or not they flew a plane. This fee helps cover fixed expenses such as hangar rental, insurance, and some maintenance.

Pilots are only charged for the time that they operate the engine. That is, Key City Fliers uses the time registered on the tachometer for billing.

Our planes are billed at the follow rates, which were effective July 2023, and include fuel:

• • $130/hr. for the Cherokee
  • $145/hr. for the Archer
  • $165/hr. for the Dakota

No, it is not. There are instructors in the club who can provide members with instruction, but this is only for members.

As a member, you are covered by Key City Fliers’ insurance policy.

We have a reservation system, AircraftClubs.com, that allows you to reserve the planes online. However, our insurance does require that you be checked out in any plane you plan to fly before you can reserve that plane. You will receive a login to AircraftClubs.com once your application fee has cleared the bank.

To fly a club airplane, you must be a member.

Simply leave your vehicle in, or near, the hangar while you are flying.

No. Key City Fliers is a flying club, not an educational institution or a flight school.