Sunstate Aviation has the best aircraft rental fleet for the best prices in Florida. Currently our rental fleet includes new and late model Cessna 172 SPs, Cessna 182T and 172R aircraft which are fully IFR equipped with the Garmin G1000 Integrated Avionics Suite. We also have several Cessna 172SPs with conventional instruments, Bendix/King KLN94 IFR GPS, MFD and 2 axis autopilot with altitude pre-select for rent. Schedule your rental check-out today!

SunState Aviation still REFUSES to add any fuel surcharges or any other hidden charges to our aircraft rental rates!

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Stuart & Billy's Gulf Coast Flying Adventure - Stuart and Billy rented one of our Cessna 172s and made a trek across from Kissimmee to Texas. This is Stuart's blog of their adventure.

Dear SunState Aviation,

Just thought I'd send you a quick email to let you know that I had an absolutely fantastic time flying with you last week and I'd like to thank you and all your staff for helping to make it so enjoyable.

I think I told you that I could find nothing but good comments about SunState Aviation aircraft rental on various internet sources and my own experience certainly agrees with what I have read. Your rental aircraft are immaculate and the standard of instruction is second to none. I will make a point of recommending SunState to everyone at my flying club and on the UK pilot websites that I regularly contribute to.

Thanks again and I hope to fly with you again in the future.

Best Wishes to all.

Paul R. (United Kingdom)

Aircraft Rental Rates:

Effective July 1, 2009

*Aircraft Rental - Single Engine - Glass Cockpit*	*Hourly Rate*	Pre-Paid Rate*
Cessna 172 R - Garmin G1000 - 160 horsepower, 53 gallons usable fuel, all new Garmin G1000 integrated avionics and much more (primary instruction and check-ride rental only).	SOLO: $149.⁵⁰ per hour DUAL: $214.⁰⁰ per hour	SOLO: $134.⁵⁰ per hour DUAL: $199.⁰⁰ per hour
Cessna 172 SP - Garmin G1000 - WAAS enabled aircraft available, 180 horsepower, leather seats, 53 gallons usable fuel, all new Garmin G1000 integrated avionics, 2 axis autopilot with altitude pre-select, XM weather and XM radio, TIS (Traffic Information System) and much more!	SOLO: $159.⁵⁰ per hour DUAL: $224.⁰⁰ per hour	SOLO: $144.⁵⁰ per hour DUAL: $209.⁰⁰ per hour
	TIME BUILDERS RATE: $139.⁵⁰** per hr.
2008 - Cessna 182T Skylane - Garmin G1000 Synthetic Vision! Garmin G1000 avionics suite with GFC-700 Integrated Auto-Pilot and Flight Director, Storm Scope, XM weather and XM radio, TIS (Traffic Information System) and much more!	SOLO: $220.⁵⁰ per hour DUAL: $285.⁰⁰ per hour	SOLO: $200.⁵⁰ per hour DUAL: $265.⁰⁰ per hour
2005 - Cessna 182T Skylane - Garmin G1000 (high performance aircraft) - 230 horsepower, leather seats, all new Garmin G1000 avionics suite 2-axis Auto-Pilot, Storm Scope, XM weather and XM radio, TIS (Traffic Information System) and much more!	SOLO: $210.⁵⁰ per hour DUAL: $275.⁰⁰ per hour	SOLO: $190.⁵⁰ per hour DUAL: $255.⁰⁰ per hour
*Aircraft Rental - Single Engine - Non-Glass Cockpit*	*Hourly Rate*	Pre-Paid Rate*
Cessna 172 SP - (Legacy cockpit) - 180 horsepower, leather seats, 53 gallons usable fuel, GPS with color moving map, 2 axis autopilot, 4 place intercom, dual VHF nav/com radios, multi-function display.	SOLO: $159.⁵⁰ per hour DUAL: $224.⁰⁰ per hour	SOLO: $139.⁵⁰ per hour DUAL: $204.⁰⁰ per hour
	TIME BUILDERS RATE: $134.⁵⁰** per hr.
Cessna 172 RG (complex aircraft) - 180 horsepower, retractable landing gear, constant speed propeller, Garmin GNS 430 equipped (dual instruction and check-ride rental only).	SOLO: $166.⁵⁰ per hour DUAL: $231.⁰⁰ per hour	N/A
*Aircraft Rental - Multi Engine*	*Hourly Rate*	Pre-Paid Rate*
Piper PA-34 Seneca I - Six-place, 200 HP per side. Great airplane for multi engine flight training (dual instruction and check-ride rental only).	DUAL: $364.⁵⁰ per hour	N/A
*Aircraft Rental - Robinson R44 Helicopter*	*Hourly Rate*	Pre-Paid Rate*
Robinson R44 Raven II - Four place helicopter, dual Garmin GNS 430s, Air Conditioning (dual instruction and check-ride rental only).	DUAL: $559.⁵⁰ per hour	N/A
*Simulator - Advanced Aviation Training Device*	*Hourly Rate*	Pre-Paid Rate*
Elite iGate G1000 Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) - This actual Garmin G1000 Integrated Avionics Suite equipped flight simulator is FAA approved for Instrument training and recurrency checks.	DUAL: $115 per hour	N/A

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The above aircraft rental rates includes fuel and are calculated from actual "hobbs" time. The above rates are subject to change, please call us toll free at 1-800-941-4359 or (407) 944-3592 to confirm current rates.

G-1000 FITS certification, and personally owned aircraft instruction is at $80.⁵⁰ per hour. Corporate contract is quoted on a case by case basis. All other flight instruction is at $64.⁵⁰ per hour, ground instruction reduced to $55.⁵⁰ per hour.

*To qualify for the discounted pre-paid aircraft rental rates, an initial deposit of $2,500 must be made which will be placed into an account for your flying and/or training. You must also complete at least 15 hours of flight time or a SunState Aviation training course. An uninterrupted credit balance must be maintained in order to continue receiving the discounted rates for your aircraft rental.

**To qualify for the Time Builders Rate, the pilot must commit to fly at least fifty (50) hours within a thirty (30) consecutive day period and pay for the estimated flight time in advance. All flights will be billed at the Time Builders Rate however, failure to meet the Time Builders Rate conditions will result in a pro-rata adjustment to the pilot's account and the difference billed to the customer. Flight time lost due to bad weather resulting in unsafe flying conditions or loss of availability of aircraft will not be counted against the customer.

A word about our pricing and rates: SunState Aviation's commitment to you, our students and customers is to provide the highest quality training and aircraft rental possible, combined with the very best possible customer service at the very best prices and hourly rates possible. We do not add fuel surcharges or any other hidden charges to our aircraft rental rates (a 7% local sales tax is added to non-instructional aircraft rentals), nor do we falsely inflate our aircraft rental rates in order to offer "special deals." Our aircraft rental rates are competitive and our pre-paid discounts are already as low as we can possibly go. Please do not ask us to depart from our published aircraft rental rates. The prices and rates published on this web-site are the effective rates at the time that you viewed them and are subject to change without notice. Thank you for your understanding.

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