--- title: "Hour building at KDTO from $135/hr wet | A4Flight Academy" url: https://a4flight.com/time-building description: "Build flight hours in a Jabiru J170 at $135 per hour wet, or use IFR-equipped Cirrus SR20-G2s for cross-country time at Denton Enterprise Airport." lang: en --- Time builders · KDTO # Time building without the rental-line nonsense. Denton Enterprise Airport is a towered general aviation field. Plan flight and appointment time with your instructor; weather, traffic, aircraft and instructor availability affect the day. Apply now: https://a4flight.com/apply See the fleet: https://a4flight.com/fleet Hour builder ## Plan the block. See the number. Set the hours you need and the window you want to fly them in. Every figure below is the published wet rate plus dues — the same numbers that land on your invoice. Aircraft Hours to build 50 hr Over how many months 6 mo 50 hours in 6 months · N583J $7,350 All-in club cost before instruction — $147 per logged hour. 50 hr × $135 wet $6,750 6 × dues at $100 $600 Budget per month $1,225 Pace 8.3 hr / month vs. Typical DFW C172 rental The same 50 hours at $195/hr runs $9,750. You keep $2,400 — dues included, fuel included. Estimates only. Flight time is billed in tenth-of-an-hour increments at the published wet rate, dues are billed on your club invoice, and instruction is billed separately when you fly with a CFI. Market comparison rates are typical DFW-area advertised rentals, dry, as of 2026. The A4Flight community ## Good airplanes. Even better company. New students, returning pilots and experienced aviators share the same ramp at Sheltair, Denton. Different paths. A shared love of flying. Image: Illustration of a pilot building experience toward a flying career (https://a4flight.com/assets/pilot-timebuilder-BcUMsp8h.png) There’s a place for your kind of flying. A first lesson, a return to the cockpit, or your next cross-country. Start from where you are. Image: A4Flight pilots flying together (https://a4flight.com/__l5e/assets-v1/a0b28c89-859f-4601-be7e-fac68b4645f2/membership-flying-together.jpg) Real people. A real flying community. People to learn with, swap flying stories with, and meet at our private office and lounge at Sheltair. Meet the club: https://a4flight.com/membership Who we fly with: https://a4flight.com/pilots The fleet ## The airplanes make the difference. Cirrus SR20-G2s for glass-cockpit flying. A Jabiru J170 for light-sport flying. Explore each aircraft’s photos, equipment, current status and fuel-inclusive rate. View N36PL (https://a4flight.com/fleet/N36PL) N36PL (https://a4flight.com/fleet/N36PL) CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · 2006 Available $250 /hr wet, fuel included Seats 4 Cruise 155 kt Burn 10.5 gph View aircraft: https://a4flight.com/fleet/N36PL Track live: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N36PL View N94RS (https://a4flight.com/fleet/N94RS) N94RS (https://a4flight.com/fleet/N94RS) CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · 2006 Available $250 /hr wet, fuel included Seats 4 Cruise 155 kt Burn 10.5 gph View aircraft: https://a4flight.com/fleet/N94RS Track live: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N94RS View N583J (https://a4flight.com/fleet/N583J) N583J (https://a4flight.com/fleet/N583J) Jabiru J170 · 2008 Available $135 /hr wet, fuel included Seats 2 Cruise 100 kt Burn 5 gph View aircraft: https://a4flight.com/fleet/N583J Track live: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N583J Explore the fleet (https://a4flight.com/fleet) Fuel included; instruction and applicable dues separate. Checkout and actual availability apply. Why time build here ## A club built for pilots who just need to fly. ### Published wet rates Every rate on the site matches the invoice. Fuel is included, so a long cross-country does not turn into a pump reconciliation at the end of the day. ### Consistent aircraft Use the live calendar to plan with a familiar aircraft where available, and review its equipment, status and squawk history before flight. ### No scheduling queue A small member base means real availability for blocks, cross-countries and recurrent training flights. ### One invoice, everything Aircraft time, instruction and dues all arrive on the same club invoice. CFIs are paid by the club, so you never settle up separately. Aircraft ## Pick the right tool for the hours you need. ### Jabiru J170 — $135/hr wet The Jabiru J170 has the lower aircraft wet rate in the A4 fleet. Review suitability and eligibility with an instructor; fuel is included and instruction is separate. ### Cirrus SR20-G2 — $250/hr wet IFR-equipped with Avidyne Entegra, DFC 100 autopilot, ADS-B In/Out and CAPS. Four seats, 155kt cruise and 60.5 gal fuel. Best for instrument time, cross-country trips and complex aircraft experience. Real math ## What a block of hours costs. Numbers below use the Jabiru J170 at $135 per hour wet, plus club dues of $100 per month. Cirrus flights are billed at $250 per hour wet for members. ### 25 hours in 3 months 25 flight hours × $135 + 3 months × $100 = $3,675 before instruction. Enough for a private pilot finish or a flight review cycle. ### 50 hours in 6 months 50 flight hours × $135 + 6 months × $100 = $7,350 before instruction. A solid block for a commercial or CFI applicant. ### 100 hours in 12 months 100 flight hours × $135 + 12 months × $100 = $14,700 before instruction. Annual prepay drops the dues to $1,000 for the year. ### 50 hours in the Cirrus 50 flight hours × $250 + 6 months × $100 = $13,100 before instruction. Mix of instrument and cross-country time in a glass-panel aircraft. Missions ## What members actually do with the time. ### Local proficiency Stay current with landings, patterns and slow-flight work in a consistent light sport aircraft without burning your budget. ### Cross-country trips The Jabiru carries enough fuel for meaningful 300-400nm legs. The Cirrus covers longer trips and faster connections with full IFR capability. ### Instrument currency Both SR20-G2s are IFR-approved with GPS, autopilot and ADS-B. Keep your IPC, holds and approaches sharp without owning a complex aircraft. ### Rating prep Commercial applicants, CFI candidates and instrument students build the required hours while working with A4-approved CFIs. How it starts ## Four steps to logging time. ### 1. Apply Tell us your certificate, hours and what you intend to fly. We review every application and verify FAA records. ### 2. Join Pay the $500 club buy-in, start your $100/mo dues and sign the member agreement. ### 3. Checkout Fly with an approved CFI in each aircraft type you want to access. The checkout is logged in your portal record. ### 4. Book and fly Reserve the aircraft directly from the portal, run dispatch and post-flight check-in, and see flight time on the same invoice. Included ## What comes with the hours. ### Managed maintenance 100-hour and annual tracking, squawk reporting and grounding decisions are handled by the club, not passed between members. ### Insurance and FBO access Club hull and liability coverage on the fleet, plus access to Sheltair's full-service FBO at KDTO. ### Digital logbook Upload photos or PDFs of your existing logbook and have entries digitized into your portal record automatically. ### Weather and dispatch Check weather, file a dispatch, record hobbs and squawks, and review aircraft status from your phone at the aircraft. 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. 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. Image: Cirrus SR20-G2 N94RS parked beside the club hangar (https://a4flight.com/__l5e/assets-v1/7ef9c4ef-17f5-4b91-9c45-4ef680ea5c0e/IMG_1106.jpg) N94RS Image: Cirrus SR20-G2 nosed out of the hangar door (https://a4flight.com/__l5e/assets-v1/fcb6db25-d69a-48a0-a0bd-bf067df01077/IMG_1128.jpg) Hangar door Image: Head-on view of a club Cirrus SR20-G2 on the ramp (https://a4flight.com/__l5e/assets-v1/f8ea6673-10e7-4347-a068-a58affb3b7f1/IMG_1134.jpg) On the ramp Image: Cirrus SR20-G2 with the cabin door raised on the ramp (https://a4flight.com/__l5e/assets-v1/44b78313-c7c3-4e00-a7ea-23d771f92c1d/IMG_1109.jpg) Door up Image: Cowling and propeller of a club Cirrus SR20-G2 at the hangar door (https://a4flight.com/__l5e/assets-v1/5e316f05-9acf-40bf-aeb5-11b3dba5390d/IMG_1133.jpg) Preflight Image: Propeller and cowling of a club Cirrus SR20-G2 (https://a4flight.com/__l5e/assets-v1/3c1bf05a-f605-44a7-90ae-eef164cde418/IMG_1127.jpg) Nose to nose $135 Lowest wet rate per hour 1 hr Minimum reservation, then 0.1 hr increments 3 Aircraft, one field, one standard 100% Online booking, dispatch and invoicing Head to head ## Club hours vs. the rental line. Time building is a volume game. What decides the total is not the sticker rate — it is fuel, availability, downtime and how many surprises land on the invoice. | | A4Flight membership | Typical rental line | | --- | --- | --- | | Hourly rate | Published wet rate — fuel and oil included | Dry rate plus fuel at whatever the pump says that day | | Aircraft you get | The same tail number, same avionics, every flight | Whatever is left on the line when you show up | | Availability | Small member base, real weekend and multi-day blocks | Behind a full-time student schedule | | Overnight trips | Multi-day reservations at a $1,000 per day minimum charge or actual flight time, whichever is greater, subject to advance approval | Daily minimums that punish a weather day | | Billing | One club invoice: aircraft, instruction and dues | Separate CFI settle-up, fuel receipts and surcharges | | Maintenance | Managed inspections, tracked squawks, club grounding calls | Found out it was down when you arrived | | Your records | Digitized logbook, currency tracking and Part 61 audit in the portal | Paper logbook and a spreadsheet | ## Start logging the hours you actually need. Apply, get verified, check out with an approved CFI, and book straight from the portal. Most members are flying within two weeks. Apply now: https://a4flight.com/apply Book a discovery flight: https://a4flight.com/discovery-flight Denton Enterprise · KDTO ## Business class for personal aviation. Modern Cirrus aircraft, a private office at Sheltair, and instruction built around you. 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