Flight school in Riverside, California.
Whether you are looking to become a career pilot or just fly for fun, CFII is the place for you. Come fly with us out of Riverside Municipal Airport in our fleet of factory-new airplanes.
Two ways to start
Discovery flight
Your first lesson. Meet your instructor, preflight the airplane together, then take the controls and fly over Riverside. No experience needed. $200 for the hour, booked online at any open time.
Career Track
Full-time training from zero experience to flight instructor in about nine months: private, instrument, commercial, multi-engine and CFII. $89,000, with financing for the full amount.
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.
See Career Program- 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
Why train with us in Riverside
- Factory-new airplanes
- Tecnam P-Mentors with glass cockpits, not fifty-year-old trainers. Every one carries a whole-airplane parachute.
- One instructor, one student
- Every lesson is one on one, briefed, flown and debriefed with the same instructor who knows your last flight.
- Weather that lets you fly
- Inland Southern California flies nearly every day of the year, so lessons happen on the week you planned them.
- A real training airport
- Riverside Municipal has a control tower, a 5,401 foot runway and an instrument landing system. You learn radio calls and procedures from your first lesson.
Riverside Municipal Airport
Our hangar is at KRAL, the city's own airport, with a control tower open 7 am to 8 pm and about 144,000 takeoffs and landings a year. It is a busy, well-equipped field to learn on, and quiet enough that you are not waiting behind airliners.
Flight school for the Inland Empire
Students come to Riverside from across the Inland Empire, and from Orange County and Los Angeles too.
- Riverside
- Corona
- Norco
- Eastvale
- Jurupa Valley
- Moreno Valley
- Perris
- Lake Elsinore
- Ontario
- Chino
- Fontana
- San Bernardino
- Redlands
- Temecula
Questions
Where is the flight school?
At Riverside Municipal Airport (KRAL), 6741 Gemende Dr, Riverside, CA 92504, about 4 miles southwest of downtown Riverside. Every lesson starts and ends there.
What is a discovery flight?
Your first lesson. You meet your instructor, walk around the airplane together, then take off and fly it yourself with the instructor beside you. No experience needed. It is $200 for the hour, and you can book any open time online.
Do I need any experience to start?
No. Most of our students have never flown before. The discovery flight is lesson one.
How old do I need to be?
There is no minimum age to take lessons. The FAA lets you fly solo at 16 and earn a private pilot certificate at 17.
How much does flight training cost?
The Career Track, zero experience to flight instructor, is $89,000 with financing available for the full amount. A one hour discovery flight is $200. For a single certificate, sign up and we will go over the numbers with you.
How long does it take to become a pilot?
Full time on the Career Track, about nine months from zero to flight instructor. Training part time for a private pilot certificate depends on how often you fly: the more often, the fewer hours it takes.
Your first lesson is in Riverside.
Book a discovery flight, or tell us whether you are flying for fun or for a career and we will take it from there.
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