Light sport · DFW
Light sport aircraft in the DFW area
The club's Jabiru J170 is the least expensive way to fly out of Denton Enterprise Airport — a modern two-seat LSA at the lowest wet rate in the fleet, ideal for sport pilot training, currency and hour building.
Why light sport
The cheapest honest hour in the Metroplex.
Lower cost per hour
Light sport burns far less fuel than a legacy trainer, which is why it carries the club's most accessible wet rate.
Sport pilot certificate
Fewer required hours than a private certificate, with a driver's license medical path.
Modern airframe
The Jabiru J170 is a current-production composite LSA, not a 1970s rental line airplane.
Steps up cleanly
Train light sport, then add a private certificate or move to the SR20-G2 inside the same club.
Who it suits
Pilots across north DFW.
Sport pilots, budget-conscious students and certificated pilots keeping current fly the LSA from KDTO, minutes off I-35 and an easy drive from Denton, Frisco, Flower Mound and north Fort Worth.
New students
Start flying sooner with a lower hourly rate and a shorter syllabus.
Currency flying
Keep landings and airwork current without a four-seat aircraft's cost.
Time builders
The lowest wet rate in the fleet for accumulating hours.
Billing
One invoice. The club handles all of it.
A4 handles all billing, including instruction. Aircraft time at the published wet rate, instruction and membership dues arrive on a single club invoice — you never settle up separately with your CFI, and instructors never chase students for payment. The club pays approved CFIs directly.
The fleet
Three aircraft, published wet rates.
Every rate below includes fuel and comes from the same record members book against.
N94RS
CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · 2006
- Seats
- 4
- Cruise
- 155 kt
- Burn
- 10.5 gph
N36PL
CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · 2006
- Seats
- 4
- Cruise
- 155 kt
- Burn
- 10.5 gph
N538J
Jabiru J170 · 2008
- Seats
- 2
- Cruise
- 100 kt
- Burn
- 5 gph
Fuel math
Wet rates, checked against the pump.
Set today's fuel price and compare the club's wet rate with a dry rate plus fuel.
- Club wet rate
- $250.00 / hr
- Fuel at 10.5 gph
- $64.58 / hr
- Equivalent dry rate
- $185.43 / hr
The club rate includes fuel. To compare against a dry rental, add the fuel line above to that rental's posted hourly rate. Instruction, when you fly with a club CFI, appears on the same club invoice — one invoice, everything included.
On the line
Our aircraft, our ramp.
Every photograph is a club aircraft at Denton Enterprise Airport.
FAQ
Common questions.
Related
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Every program below operates from the same ramp at Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO).
