Pilot training cost calculator
Plan your training budget.
Pick a school and see what pilot and helicopter training there comes to: the school's own course fee, a year of living costs near it and the visa and exam allowance.
- 19 partner schools priced by their own course fee
- 8 countries where those schools train
- 3 parts in every estimate, each from its own source
Step 1: Pick your training path.
Step 2: Pick a license level.
Pick a training path first.
Step 3: Pick a school.
Pick a license level first.
Step 4: Your estimate.
Pick a school to see what training there comes to.
01 How it is built
Every part has a source.
An estimate adds up what the school charges, what a year near it costs and what the paperwork costs. Each part comes from its own source, so you know which part could move.
From the school
The course fee
What the school you pick publishes today for the licence level you chose. It moves when the school changes its prices.
Our estimate, reviewed yearly
A year of living costs
12 months near the school, from a shared room to your own flat.
Our estimate, reviewed yearly
Visa and exam allowance
A buffer for the visa, medicals, exams, books and insurance.
Your estimate
A range, not a quote.
How you live decides where in the range you land.
02 What it leaves out
What the estimate does not include.
Some costs depend on you and on how your training goes. We talk them through with you in the consultation.
A range you can plan with, not a promise.
In every estimate
- The course fee of the school you pick
- 12 months of living costs near it
- A buffer for visas, medicals, exams, books and insurance
Not in the estimate
- Extra ratings: multi-engine, instrument, instructor
- Retakes, and flight hours beyond the plan
- Currency moves
- Personal travel
03 Keep exploring
Where to go from your estimate.
- Country guides Compare countries side by side Cost, duration, visa and licence framework across our country guides.
- Partner schools The schools behind the figures Programmes, fleet, intakes and accreditations of the schools we work with.
- Events Ask the schools yourself Info sessions and expos where you can put your questions to the schools directly, free and open to anyone.
Turn your estimate
into a plan.
Your numbers are a starting point. We match them to schools that fit your budget, country and goals, and show you the trade-offs the brochures leave out.