Become a pilot with CFII

Professional pilot training in Riverside, California. From zero experience to commercial pilot and flight instructor in nine months.

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Riverside: KRALRiverside Municipal Airport
9 months: to career pilotfrom zero to career pilot
Contact us: (951) 564-0402(951) 564-0402
Every certificate: PPL to CFIIPPL to CFII, start to finish

A Southern California Career Program

Our program is designed for students who aspire to become professional pilots. We take pride in operating one of the most modern flight training fleets in the United States, combining advanced aircraft with experienced, dedicated instructors. From your first flight to your final checkride, we’re committed to providing the training, support, and resources you need to succeed in your aviation career.

The Career Track takes you from zero to commercial pilot and flight instructor in nine months, full time: six ratings, 282 hours, $89,000 with financing for the full amount. Then we pay you to build hours.

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What we are known for

Zero to career pilot in nine months.

The Career Track takes you from zero experience to commercial pilot and flight instructor in nine months, full time. Six ratings, 282 hours and all of your instruction for one price, with financing for the full amount.

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9 months: full time, from zero to instructor
6 ratings: and certificates, PPL to CFII
282 hours: in your logbook
$89,000: with financing for the full amount

A CFII instructor greeting a student beside a P-Mentor on the ramp

Start with a discovery flight.

The best way to find out if a career in the cockpit is for you is a discovery flight. Take the controls of an airplane for the first time and experience the excitement of flying. No prior experience needed!

Already have some flight experience? Let us know, and we’ll tailor your lesson to help you learn something new while getting familiar with our aircraft.

Choose a time that works for you and book your flight at Riverside Municipal Airport.

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A student smiling from the cockpit of a P-Mentor

A student standing on the wing of a P-Mentor, giving a shaka

A student crouched on the wing of a P-Mentor at sunset

A student leaning on the propeller of a P-Mentor

A student in a P-Mentor cockpit with a headset on

A student hugging the propeller of a P-Mentor

A student in a denim jacket beside a P-Mentor

A student sitting on the wing of a P-Mentor

A student with arms out like wings beside a P-Mentor

A student giving a thumbs up from the wing of a P-Mentor

A student by the nose of a P-Mentor with a flight bag

A student in the cockpit with a headset before a flight

A student sitting on the wing of a P-Mentor under a blue sky

A student with a hand on the propeller of a P-Mentor

A P-Mentor taxiing past the FBO with a student aboard

A student in the cockpit of a P-Mentor, headset on

A student standing beside a P-Mentor on the ramp

Trusted by many.

Join the many students who have had a great experience training with CFII.

Meet our fleet

You train in modern Tecnam P-Mentors, all the planes are fitted with modern avionics similar to what you will use later in your career.

10 modern aircraft
A Garmin glass cockpit in every one
A parachute for the whole airplane

A student in the cockpit of a P-Mentor on the ramp

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Our team in the hangar in front of a P-Mentor tail

CFII instructor walking the wing of a P-Mentor in the hangar

A student in the cockpit holding a new temporary airman certificate

Students beside the tail of a CFII trainer in the hangar

Every certificate, start to finish.

From the private pilot license to flight instructor, the Career Track takes you through every one of them, in order.

Private Pilot License
The license that starts everything. Fly yourself, your friends and your family, anywhere in the country.
About the private pilot license
Instrument Rating
Fly in the clouds, on an IFR flight plan. The rating that turns a fair-weather pilot into an all-weather pilot.
About the instrument rating
Commercial Pilot License
Get paid to fly. The license every professional pilot career starts from.
About the commercial pilot license
Certified Flight Instructor
Teach people to fly. Get paid for every hour, and build the time that gets you to the airlines.
About the certified flight instructor
Career Track
All of them, in nine months, full time. Zero experience to flight instructor for one price.
About the Career Track

Where we fly

Every lesson starts and ends at Riverside Municipal Airport, where the fleet, the instructors and the hangar all are.

Riverside Municipal Airport

KRAL, our home base in the Inland Empire: a towered airport with open practice areas minutes away. The whole fleet lives here, every lesson starts and ends here, and the hangar is open for you to come and visit.

Flight school in Riverside About the airport

Questions.

Do I need any experience to start?

No. The discovery flight is lesson one: you meet your instructor, preflight the airplane together and take the controls in the air. Everything after that builds on it.

How old do you have to be?

There is no minimum age for lessons. You can fly solo at 16 and hold a private pilot license at 17. Plenty of our students started before they could drive.

Do I need a medical certificate?

Before you fly solo, yes: a third-class FAA medical from an aviation medical examiner. It is a half-hour visit and most people pass without trouble. You can take the discovery flight and your first lessons before you have one.

What does the Career Track cost?

The Career Track is nine months full time from zero to commercial pilot and flight instructor, 282 hours and six ratings for $89,000, with financing for the full amount. Then we pay you to build hours as an instructor.

Come fly with us.

Book a discovery flight and fly a modern airplane yourself, with an instructor beside you. Or come by the hangar first, walk the fleet and ask us anything.