Midwest Corporate Air | Traditional Training
Midwest Corporate Air | Traditional Training
Traditional Training

Pay by the hour. Fly on your schedule.

Hourly flight training from Private Pilot through Commercial.
Build your skills at a pace that fits your life, with world-class instructors and a modern fleet.
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HOW IT WORKS

Pay by the Hour
No large upfront package commitment
Midwest Corporate Air | Traditional Training
Flexible Scheduling
Train around your work and life
Midwest Corporate Air | Traditional Training
Full Fleet Access
Diamond and Cirrus aircraft available
Multi engine flight training
TRADITIONAL TRAINING

Training Programs

Pay-as-you-go training from your first certificate through Commercial. Train at a pace that fits your life, with world-class instructors and a modern fleet.

Private Pilot Certificate

Train from zero experience to your first certificate. Includes ground and flight training.

Aircraft: DA-20, DA-40
Hourly rates
  • DA-20 $210/hr
  • DA-40 $260/hr
  • Instruction $65/hr

Checkride: $1,200, paid separately in cash to the examiner

Instrument Rating

Train to fly confidently in low-visibility and instrument conditions.

Aircraft: DA-40 or Cirrus SR20-G7
Hourly rates
  • DA-40 $260/hr
  • Cirrus SR20-G7 $450/hr
  • ALSIM simulator $225/hr
  • Instruction $65/hr

Checkride: $1,200, paid separately in cash to the examiner

Commercial Pilot Certificate

Advance toward professional flying, with or without an initial CFI.

Options: ASEL, AMEL (with / without initial CFI)
Hourly rates
  • DA-20 $210/hr
  • DA-40 $260/hr
  • Instruction $65/hr

Checkride: $1,200, paid separately in cash to the examiner

All rates shown are per hour, plus tax. Final pricing confirmed at enrollment.

SPECIALTY ENDORSEMENTS

Expand Your Privileges

Add new aircraft types and capabilities to your certificate with our endorsement courses.

✈

Complex Aircraft Endorsement

Learn to safely operate aircraft with retractable gear, flaps, and controllable-pitch propellers.

$1,041 - SR20 G7

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High Performance Endorsement

Train to confidently handle aircraft with engines over 200 horsepower.

$1,041 - SR20 G7

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PRICING

Aircraft Rates

Transparent hourly pricing for aircraft rentals, instruction, simulator training, and student materials.

Diamond Fleet

Training Fleet
DA-20 $210/hr
DA-40 $260/hr
DA-42 $450/hr

Cirrus & Instruction

Premium Fleet
Cirrus SR20-G7 $450/hr
ALSIM Simulator $225/hr
Instruction (Flight + Ground) $65/hr

Cirrus training is delivered to the standardized Cirrus syllabus by our CSIP-certified instructors.

Time Building

Block Time
DA20 $210/hr
DA40 $260/hr
DA42 $450/hr
SR20 G7 $450/hr
Instruction $65/hr

Buy a block of time to build experience in an aircraft type before starting a rated course.

Books & Supplies

Approximately $600, including the King Schools video course.

All rates are per hour, plus tax. Pricing confirmed at enrollment.

Payment Details

Payment Info

Transparent payment policies and checkride requirements before your final exam.

Topic Details
Training Balance Buy training credit in $1,000 blocks and fly against it. When your credit runs low, add another block before your next flight.
Checkride The checkride fee is $1,200, paid in cash directly to the examiner.

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Reach out to our team to talk through your goals and book your first lesson. No big upfront commitment, just train on your timeline.
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Contact

3100 State Route 47 W
Bellefontaine Ohio 43311
Training: 937-889-2511
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FBO: 937-729-3217
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Midwest Corporate Air | Traditional Training
Midwest Corporate Air | Traditional Training

Pricing

Instrument Rating – Concierge

$26,325 in MCA's SR20 G7, or $17,954 in your own Cirrus.

Airplane 22.3 hrs — $10,035 (MCA) / $2,230 (own aircraft)

Simulator 30.0 hrs — $7,500

CFII instruction 80.0 hrs — $6,000

Cirrus Instrument video course — $950

Concierge fee — $500
Examiner fee for the initial practical test is included.
Overage: Cirrus $100/hr; ALSIM $250/hr; CFII instruction $75/hr; Overage Deposit $2,000."

Pricing

Certified Flight Instructor - CFI

Pricing
$7,800 - Diamond DA20
(incl. $159.14 tax)
$8,300 - Diamond DA40
(incl. $193.50 tax)
$10,800 - SR20 G7
(incl. $324.44 tax)

Available only with prior Cirrus
experience and Chief Pilot approval.

Pricing

Certified Flight Instructor - CFII

$6,300 - SR20 G7 (incl. $326.25 tax)

Security Deposit:
1,000

Checkride Fee:
$1,200 Checkride fee

Overage:
SR20 G7 $450/hr
ALSIM $225/hr

$65/hr for instructor

Overage Deposit $2,000
Booking deposit $1,000, applied to the price. One free reschedule.
**Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you start training**

The $1,200 Flight Examiner's fee is separate and is due upon the commencement of your checkride and must be paid in cash to the examiner

Pricing

Time Building

DA20 $210/hr + tax

DA40 $260/hr + tax

DA42 $450/hr + tax

SR20 G7 $450/hr + tax

Instruction $65/hr (not taxed).
No checkride

Pricing

Endorsement Add-ons: High Performance

$1,041 - SR20 G7 (incl. $48.94 tax). No checkride fee.

Overage: SR20 G7 $450/hr; Instruction $65/hr. Paid at scheduling.

Pricing

Endorsement Add-ons: Complex

$1,041 - SR20 G7, tax included ($48.94 tax). No checkride fee.

Overage: SR20 G7 $450/hr; Instruction $65/hr. Paid at scheduling.

Requirements

Multi-Engine Private or Commercial
(Added Rating)

Course Requirements:
  • Must hold a Private Cerfitcate
  • A valid Medical or Basic Med
  • Be US Citizen with a Passport or Birth Certificate with a government issued ID
  • TSA Approval is required for foreign pilots
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Pricing

Instrument Rating – Concierge

Diamond DA20 - $192 hr
Diamond DA40 - $225 hr
+ $65 hr - instruction (flight and ground)

$600 (estimated) - books and supplies (includes King Schools Video Course)
**Training Account Balance must be paid after each flight**

$1,200 - checkride (paid in cash only directly to examiner)

Pricing

Flight 1 Tec G6 Sim - SR20, SR22, SR22t

Diamond DA20 - $192 hr
Diamond DA40 - $225 hr
+ $65 hr - instruction (flight and ground)

$600 (estimated) - books and supplies (includes King Schools Video Course)
**Training Account Balance must be paid after each flight**

$1,200 - checkride (paid in cash only directly to examiner)

Pricing

SR22 6x

$3,626 (incl. $130.50 tax) — training block, not a fixed price.

Breakdown: simulator 8.0 hrs @ $225/hr = $1,800.00; ground/classroom 12.0 hrs @ $65/hr = $780.00; accelerated program fee $915.50; sales tax $130.50.

Overage: PFC 6-DOF simulator $225/hr; Instruction $65/hr; Overage Deposit $1,000.
Payment: Training block $3,626 paid in full before training starts and credited to account; invoiced against actual time. Credit not used stays on account.

Diamond DA20 - $210 hr
Diamond DA40 - $260 hr
+ $65 hr - instruction (flight and ground)

$600 (estimated) - books and supplies (includes King Schools Video Course)
**Training Account Balance must be paid after each flight**

$1,200 - checkride (paid in cash only directly to examiner)

Requirements

ALSIM ALSR G7 - SR20, SR22, SR22t

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

Flight 1 Tec G6 Sim - SR20, SR22, SR22t

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

SR22 6x

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

SR20 G7x

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

SR20 G7

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

SR20 G6

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

Instrument

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

Private

Course Requirements:
  • Must be at least 17 years old
  • Minimum of 40 hours of flight time
  • Minimum of 20 hours of dual instruction
  • Minimum of 10 hours of solo flight
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Pricing

Private

DA20 $210/hr + tax

Decathlon $400/hr + tax

AATD $150/hr + tax; Instruction $65/hr (not taxed)
**Training Account Balance must be paid after each flight**

$1,200 - checkride (paid in cash only directly to examiner)

Requirements

Commercial

Course Requirements:
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Minimum of 250 hours of flight time (50 hours of this may come from an AATD simulator) (100 hrs in powered aircraft, 50 hrs in airplanes, 100 hrs as pilot in command - which 50 hrs must be cross-country flight time)
  • Commercial pilots must hold an instrument rating, or be restricted to flying for hire only in daylight, under visual flight rules (VFR), within 50 miles of the originating airport
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Pricing

Commercial

DA20 $210/hr + tax

DA40 $260/hr + tax

AATD $150/hr + tax

ALSIM $225/hr + tax

Instruction $65/hr (not taxed)
"Time building to 250 hours priced separately"

Checkride $1,200 paid cash to examiner

Pricing

ATP-Multi Engine

$8,000 - Diamond DA42 (incl. $358.88 tax)

Security Deposit
$1,000

Checkride: $2,000

Overage:
$450/hr for aircraft (DA42)
$65/hr for instructor
Simulator $225/hr

Overage Deposit $2,000
Booking deposit $1,000, applied to the price. One free reschedule.
**Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you start training**

The $2,000 Flight Examiner's fee (separate and must be paid in cash to the examiner)

Requirements

ATP - Multi Engine

Pre-course Requirements:
  • Must hold a Commercial Certificate
  • A Valid Medical or Basic Med
  • Be a US Citizen with a Passport or Birth Certificate with a government issued ID
  • TSA Approval is required for foreign pilots
  • Must be at least 23 (21 with restricted ATP) years old
  • Minimum of 1,500 hrs of flight time, must include 500 hrs of cross-country flight time, 100 hrs of night flying, and 75 hrs in actual or simulated instrument flight conditions
  • Must have a commercial certificate and an instrument rating
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

Multi Engine Instructor - MEI

Pre-course Requirements:
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Must hold a commercial AMEL certificate, an instrument rating, and a CFI Certificate
  • Must hold a current Class III medical or basic med
  • Must have 8.4hrs of multiengine PIC prior to starting the program and a total of 15hrs multiengine PIC prior to taking the MEI checkride.
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Pricing

Certified Flight Instructor - CFII

$6,300 - SR20 G7 (incl. $326.25 tax)

Security Deposit:
1,000

Checkride Fee:
$1,200 Checkride fee

Overage:
SR20 G7 $450/hr
ALSIM $225/hr

$65/hr for instructor

Overage Deposit $2,000
Booking deposit $1,000, applied to the price. One free reschedule.
**Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you start training**

The $1,200 Flight Examiner's fee is separate and is due upon the commencement of your checkride and must be paid in cash to the examiner

Requirements

Certified Flight Instructor - CFII

Pre-course Requirements:
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Must hold a commercial certificate, an instrument rating, and a CFI Certificate
  • Must hold a current Class III medical or basic med
  • Be a US Citizen with a Passport or Birth Certificate with a government issued ID
  • TSA Approval is required for foreign pilots
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Pricing

Certified Flight Instructor - CFI

Pricing
$7,800 - Diamond DA20 (incl. $159.14 tax)
$8,300 - Diamond DA40 (incl. $193.50 tax)


Security Deposit
$1,000

Checkride fee: $1,500

Balance due at the start of training

Overage:
DA20 $210/hr; DA40 $260/hr
AATD $150/hr

$65/hr for instructor

Overage Deposit $1,000
Booking deposit $1,000, applied to the price.

One free reschedule.
**Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you start training**

The $1,500 Flight Examiner's fee is separate and is due upon the commencement of your checkride and must be paid in cash to the examiner

Requirements

Certified Flight Instructor - CFI

Pre-course Requirements:
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Must hold a commercial certificate and an instrument rating
  • Must hold a current Class III medical or basic med
  • Be a US Citizen with a Passport or Birth Certificate with a government issued ID
  • TSA Approval is required for foreign pilots
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Pricing

Instrument

DA20 $210/hr + tax; DA40 $260/hr + tax; SR20 G7 $450/hr + tax

ALSIM $225/hr + tax; Instruction $65/hr (not taxed)

Cirrus Video Course $950 (change from $1,100)
"Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you may receive your checkride"
Checkride $1,200 paid cash to examiner

Pricing

MEI Accelerated

$6,400 - Diamond DA42 (incl. $254.48 tax)

Checkride fee : $1200
Security Deposit
$1,000

Remaining balance due at the start of the training

Overage:
$450/hr for aircraft (DA42)
$65/hr for instructor

Overage Deposit $2,000
Booking deposit $1,000, applied to the price. One free reschedule
Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you may receive your check-ride

The $1200 Flight Examiner's fee is separate and is due upon the commencement of your check ride and must be paid in cash to the examiner

Multi-Engine Private or Commercial Added Rating

$6,400 - Diamond DA42 (incl. $254.48 tax)

Checkride fee: $1,200

Overage:
DA42 $450/hr; Instruction $65/hr

Overage Deposit $2,000
Booking deposit $1,000, applied to the price. One free reschedule.
Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you may receive your
check-ride

The $1,200 Flight Examiner's fee (separate and must be paid in cash to the examiner)

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