Financial Aid
Paying for flight training can seem like a daunting task. There are several options available, depending on how you choose to complete your training.
If you’d like to do your flight training as part of a college degree program, you can use federal student loans to pay for your training. Our affiliation with Liberty University is a great way to take advantage of this option. In addition, you may use funds from a 529 Savings Plan toward those costs. To understand your eligibility for federal student aid, see University Financial Aid below.
Students who complete their flight training outside of a college program take a few different paths to paying for it.
- Pay as you go. Some students use funds they’ve saved to pay for their flights as they are invoiced, or they place funds on their account with us in chunks and fly it off. Don’t worry—unused funds are refunded to their source upon written request.
- Use personal loans. We recommend Stratus and Flight Training Finance. See their links below.
- Use Veteran’s Administration education benefits to pay a portion of the training costs (if qualified).
- Use a combination of all of the above!
Here is more information about some of the options we recommend:
Stratus Financial
Stratus Financial offers personal loans for those pursuing flying as a career. There are several program options for both airplane and helicopter training that combine multiple ratings to fit your goals. Loan funds are sent to AV8 in chunks as you progress in your training, so it’s easy to keep moving through the ratings at your preferred pace.
Flight Training Finance
Flight Training Finance will help you get in the air with flexible and affordable payment options for your flight training. They are a great solution for students who need funding for a single rating at a time.
- Easy application process
- Quick turnaround time
- Serving 1000+ schools nationwide
- Helped over 6000+ pilots
AOPA Flex Aviation Loan
- Financing for everything from light sport through commercial pilot
- Domestic and foreign student plans available
- Competitive interest rates
- Easy application process
- Borrow up to $100k
American Airlines Credit Union
- For members of American Airlines Credit Union
- Membership is open to employees of the Air Transportation Industry and their family members
- Education loans up to $40,000 and up to 120 months to pay
- A homeowner can use a Home Equity Loan to qualify for larger amounts
- Competitive interest rates
University Financial Aid
- Potentially eligible for grants and scholarships
- Federally assisted loan options may be available
- Deferred repayment options
If you have questions about any aspect of financing or financial aid, we’re here to help! When you get in touch, we can direct you to a specialist. Just ask!