--- title: "Carbon offsets for flight schools | TrimCarbon" description: "Estimate your fleet's CO₂ from fuel records or Hobbs hours and offset it with independently rated credits, with custom pricing for schools." url: https://trimcarbon.com/for/flight-schools language: en --- For Flight Schools # Teach flying. Account for its CO₂. Flight training doesn't need to ignore emissions. We offer transparent, portfolio-based offsetting, sized to your school's fleet and hours. [Get a fleet estimate](https://trimcarbon.com/contact/high-volume) ## Offset by engine time or fuel burn Send us your Hobbs hours or fuel uplift and we'll estimate your fleet's CO₂ and price a plan around it. Offset the whole fleet Priced from your aircraft and annual hours Fleet estimates on request Share fuel records or Hobbs totals and we'll do the maths A certificate for every order Open each order's certificate from your account ## Offset portfolio built for education and accountability Show students how offsetting works, with credits that are independently rated and tracked on public registries. Oxford-aligned Portfolios follow the Oxford Offsetting Principles A lesson in how offsets work Use your school's certificates and registry records in class Wording that holds up We help you describe what you did without overclaiming ## Every offset is independently rated and registry-backed Students should learn from credible, checkable data, not vague promises. That's why every project behind your credits is independently rated. Independent ratings Our supplier uses ratings from Sylvera, BeZero, Calyx Global and Renoster Data you can use in training Bring real project and registry data into your lessons Registry traceability Every credit is listed on major registries—no guesswork ## What a license costs in CO₂ Minimum flight hours, fuel and training CO₂ for each license, by aviation authority. - [Authority · FAA · Private pilot license, Commercial pilot license, and Sport pilot license. Minimum hours, fuel and CO₂ for each.](https://trimcarbon.com/learn-to-fly/faa) - [Authority · Transport Canada · Private Pilot Licence, Commercial Pilot Licence, Recreational Pilot Permit, Night rating, and Float rating. Minimum hours, fuel and CO₂ for each.](https://trimcarbon.com/learn-to-fly/transport-canada) - [Authority · EASA · Private Pilot Licence, Commercial Pilot Licence, Light Aircraft Pilot Licence, and Night rating. Minimum hours, fuel and CO₂ for each.](https://trimcarbon.com/learn-to-fly/easa) - [Authority · UK CAA · Private Pilot Licence and Commercial Pilot Licence. Minimum hours, fuel and CO₂ for each.](https://trimcarbon.com/learn-to-fly/uk-caa) [Compare all licenses](https://trimcarbon.com/learn-to-fly) Need large offsets? ## High-volume solutions, made simple Custom estimates, flexible pricing and a direct contact, sized to your fleet, goals and budget. [Get in touch](https://trimcarbon.com/contact/high-volume) ## Why this matters Your students can see the CO₂ behind their training, and the certificates for what your school offsets. Teach by example, with numbers you can check. [Get a fleet estimate](https://trimcarbon.com/contact/high-volume) ## Common questions, expert answers How TrimCarbon works, how the credits are chosen, and what you pay. [Still have questions? Reach out](https://trimcarbon.com/contact) ### What is TrimCarbon? TrimCarbon offsets the CO₂ from general aviation flying. Pick your aircraft and the hours you fly, and we buy and retire independently rated carbon credits for the same amount of CO₂. ### How is my CO₂ figure calculated? We multiply your aircraft's typical cruise fuel burn by the CO₂ of its fuel: 8.31 kg per US gallon of avgas, or 9.75 kg for Jet A. A Cessna 172 burning about 10.6 gallons an hour emits about 88 kg. That covers combustion only. If your logs give you an average burn, multiply it by the same factor for a closer number. ### Can I use my logbook instead of estimating my hours? Yes. Import a ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot or LogTen export. Your browser reads the file, so it never leaves your device. You get the CO₂ of every logged flight and a yearly plan sized on your last 12 months. ### How do I know the carbon credits are legitimate? Our supplier says fewer than 3% of projects on the market are eligible for its portfolios. Each project must be highly rated by at least one of Sylvera, BeZero, Calyx Global or Renoster, and its credits are issued and retired on public registries such as Verra and Gold Standard. ### What's the difference between the subscription and a one-time purchase? You pick your aircraft and yearly hours and pay a rate per kg of CO₂: $0.036 on the monthly plan, or from $0.035 on the yearly plan, which gets lower as the amount grows. The plan renews until you cancel, which you can do anytime. A one-time purchase is $40 for one tonne, with no subscription. ### What if I fly more than I planned? Add a one-time purchase whenever you need it, or contact us about a custom plan for a school, club or fleet. ### What types of projects are included? A mix chosen by our supplier across project types and regions: mostly projects that reduce or avoid emissions, plus a share that remove CO₂ from the air. Avoided emissions aren't taken out of the atmosphere, and nature-based removals can be reversed, so an offset doesn't cancel out a flight. ### Is this greenwashing? Offsetting isn't a silver bullet, and cutting fuel burn comes first. For the emissions you can't avoid, we use only independently rated credits, each traceable on a public registry, so you can check them rather than take them on trust. ### Do I get proof of my offsets? Yes. Each order gets its own certificate page and PDF, with the kg of CO₂ retired, the projects behind it and their serial numbers on public registries. ### How secure is my payment? Payments are handled by Stripe, so we never see or store your card details.