How Much Is Student Attrition Costing Your School?
The national student pilot completion rate is between 20% and 40%. Every student who quits is revenue that walked out the door. Plug in your numbers.
80%
National Dropout Rate
65 hrs
Avg Hours to PPL
$12,675
Revenue per Completing Student
Calculate your annual losses
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With avgas at $6.60/gal and climbing toward $9+, every wasted flight hour hurts more than ever.
Annual Loss
$304,200
Your School
Students currently enrolled in flight training
Average hourly rate including fuel
National average is 65 hrs. FAA minimum is 40.
National average: ~20-40% completion. If you don't know yours, you need VectoredOps.
Number of aircraft in your fleet
Annual Revenue Lost to Attrition
$304,200
Revenue from students who start but never finish
Revenue per Completing Student
$12,675
Students Lost Per Year
24
Fuel Burned on Non-Completers
$42,432
8.5 gal/hr at $8/gal, dropouts complete ~40% of training
Hours Lost per Aircraft / Year
78 hrs
Idle time from attrition-related scheduling gaps
Revenue Gained per 5% Completion Improvement
$25,350
At $195/hr, every wasted flight lesson costs more than VectoredOps costs for an entire month.
What changes with VectoredOps
Pre-Flight Readiness Check
Students prove they're prepared before every lesson. No more burning $200/hr while a student relearns what they forgot.
Retention Intelligence
See which students are about to drop out before they do. Intervene early, not after they're gone.
Efficiency Score
Track hours-to-certificate vs. FAA minimums for every student. Know your school's real efficiency multiplier.
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