It is the first question most candidates ask, and one a school should answer precisely. All of our prices — courses, ratings and hourly rates — are published on this site. This article puts them in perspective, at the rates in force on 1 February 2026, VAT included.
The private pilot licence: €13,820
PPL(A) training at the regulatory minima — one hundred hours of theory and forty-five flight hours — comes to €13,820. This covers evening theory classes, dual and supervised-solo flight hours, and the associated briefings. The detailed programme explains what each item includes.
The hours quoted are the minimum set by European regulation. Some students complete the course at that minimum; others need additional hours to reach the required standard of competence. Those hours are charged at the published hourly rate — no packages, no surprises.
The professional course: €79,648
The complete course leading to the airline pilot profession — commercial pilot licence, multi-engine instrument rating, ATPL theory and the certificates airlines require — consists of nine modules, detailed on the airline pilot page. At the regulatory minima, the whole represents €79,648 including VAT.
The private pilot licence is the first of these modules: a student who starts with the PPL without being certain about what follows commits only to that first step, and nothing is lost if they decide to stop there.
Fees paid to third parties
On top of these amounts come costs that do not go through the school and that belong in your budget: the medical examination with an approved doctor or aeromedical centre, the theory examinations organised by the Belgian civil aviation administration, the examiner’s fee for practical tests, and licence issue. They are itemised on our prices page, with the amounts those bodies publish.
Payment follows progress
There is no lump sum to pay at enrolment. Each student funds a personal account of their own: courses and flight hours are drawn from it as training progresses, the balance simply has to remain positive, and its movements can be checked online at any time. That is the logic of the modular path — the majority of our students train alongside a professional activity and spread the course over two to three years, funding each step at their own pace.
Comparing on a common basis
From one school to another, the amounts advertised do not always cover the same thing. Three questions make comparison meaningful: is the price quoted at the regulatory minima, or does it include a margin of hours? Is the hourly rate applied to additional hours published? Are third-party fees — examinations, medical, licences — stated? Our answers to all three are public, and we are glad to answer the others: ask us your question.