VA Letter

January 15, 2025

To whom it may concern,

ERAU adjusts cost annually based on a fiscal schedule that begins July 1. This letter provides an update to the hourly rates previously reported.

Pursuant to the clarification of requirement to identify specific required training time and mandatory fees, the FAWs state an IHL is free to choose any amount of training within limits of what is "generally accepted as necessary to fulfill requirements for the attainment of a predetermined and identified education, professional, or vocational objective."

Within the ERAU FAA-approved Training Course Outlines, the hours listed within the Suggested Unit Time Allocation Table are as follows:

Also required is the cost per hour for each resource. Resource rates are available to all flight students via a report generated on demand through ETA, the flight management system. The resource rates are also subject to change every fiscal year. The resource rates apply to all students regardless of their VA status. Resource rates labeled as "dual" include the instructor hourly rates. The fuel cost was variable and changed on a weekly schedule based on the cost charged by our fueling vendors. Fuel cost was charged based on the schedule found on page 2 and remain remain fixed starting on 12/25/24. Resource rates effective 12/25/24 below include cost of resource, instruction, and fuel as applicable.

Fuel Rate by Week: July 1, 2024, thru April 30, 2025

**The fuel rate will remain fixed at the 12/25/24 rate until May 1, 2025**

Students receiving U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Educational Assistance

The required flight training hours for each flight course, are as indicated on the Training Course Outlines (TCO). The associated cost per hour, per resource, for the TCO hours are the maximum amounts VA will consider for payment. If flight training hours exceed the number of TCO hours approved the State Approving Agency (SAA), any additional training expenses must be paid by the student and no VA. VA will cover flight course only as part of SAA approved degree program requirements which require a component of flight. Students who receive VA educational assistance for programs other than approved degree programs with a component of flight, may not take flight courses as electives or to fulfill other academic requirements. Flight courses taken outside of the SAA approved degree programs, will not be covered with VA education assistance.