Checkride Cost???

[fasteddy69]

I just took my Initial CFI checkride and was charged $500 for it, I made it through the oral, but failed the practical due to a checklist oversight, I did a reride of the practical portion two days later and was charged another $300 plus $220 for the aircraft, is this a lot for a checkride??? I thought this was a lot of money just for a checkride. Basically I paid the man $100 per hour..WOW...let me know what you think

Thanks

 

[Wiggums]

$100/hr is not to bad. There are plenty of personal traininers, golf instructors, etc, charging similar rates. A DE, espically one who can do inital CFI, has paid their dues and their time is worth the money you spend.

Good luck with the flight instructing, it's an exciting deal when you first start.

 

[minitour]

I always thought the FSDO did free rides...

I will add that I paid $250 for my Private checkride and thought it was horribly expensive...

Probably half an hour to 45 minutes in oral then a 1.4 flight...
2 hours and $250 later....

So yeah...I'd say 1k for a checkride (and a half) is a lot of bucks

-mini

 

[Fly_Chick]

Is it also normal to charge for cancelling a check ride? A student at my flight school cancelled his checkride as he did not feel he was ready. Unfortunately I do not think they called the DE beforehand and the student was charged $200 when the DE showed up.

Is this common? If a student cancels the checkride before the day of the ride, is there typically a charge?

 

[User546]

I paid $250 for both my Private and Instrument, and Commercial thru Multi-Engine cost me $350 each. If you busted the oral portion, then you'd be charged half the amount for the retest. If you passed the oral but failed the flight, then the retest was only $100.

Both my CFI, CFII, and MEI all cost $500 a piece, and for a failure (regardless of oral or flight portion) it would cost you an addition $250 for a retake.

But just look at it this way, you spend upwards of $1,500 for your CFI rides, but then you have a license to make the BIG BUCKS as a flight instructor!

 

[TrafficInSight]

My Private was $375.

and yes, expect to be charged for wasting the examiner's time if you don't bother to call him and cancel.

 

[Vik]

DE's are charging a lot more because of the cost of living going up .. not to be confused with inflation which according to the govt is barely increasing.

I heard a initial CFI examiner in SoCal charges an arm and a leg and a massive amount for retest.

I've never paid more than $300 for a checkride. The only checkride I busted (PPL) my examiner didn't charge for the re-test because I think he realized that busting me on one item on the oral was just azzholish.

 

[fasteddy69]

Well I guess my DE was not too far off base...it just sucks that not retracting the flaps on the before takeoff check cost me $300 extra. Oh well live and learn...thanks

 

[pilotman2105]

Well I guess my DE was not too far off base...it just sucks that not retracting the flaps on the before takeoff check cost me $300 extra. Oh well live and learn...thanks

$300 says that you won't forget do to it again.

 

[Dr Pokenhiemer]

The MOST I paid for any checkrides was $300 for my CFI. I don't think he's charging any more than he did back in 2000. All other rides were $200.