Our Mission
Flight training belongs to pilots, not corporations.
We're a group of independent, FAA-certified flight instructors providing personalized instruction through established flying clubs, without the overhead, the markup, or the waitlists of a big flight school.
Flight schools have a business model: rent you the plane, bill you the instructor, add the fees, and keep you in the pattern. The longer your training takes, the more they make. Our incentive is the opposite: we're working pilots building a reputation one student at a time. Your progress is our business model.
That's why we train one-on-one, with the same instructor from your first lesson to your checkride. It's why our instruction starts at $40 an hour while you rent the airplane at club rates, with no markup in between. And it's why there are no contracts, no prepaid blocks, and no fine print. If we're not the best training you've had, you can walk away after any lesson.
We fly through established flying clubs at quiet general aviation airports in Southern California's Inland Empire: short taxi times, quick hops to the practice area, and a community that still feels like aviation should. We'll go over the specific club and field with you when you book.
Independent
Working CFIs, not employees on a timesheet
Transparent
Real rates with no markup in between, always
Invested
Your checkride pass is our best advertisement
Flight school vs. Aces Aviators
Same FAA checkride. Same certificate at the end. Very different road getting there.
The instructors
Independent CFIs with the full stack of certificates, plus the hours in these exact airplanes, over this exact valley, to back them up.
Your CFI, start to finish
No instructor roulette. The person who teaches your first landing is the person who signs you off for your checkride.
Real-world aviators
FAA-certified flight instructors holding commercial, instrument, and multi-engine credentials, teaching because we love it.
Instructor bios and photos coming soon.
Come meet us at the airplane.
The best way to know if we're the right fit is one flight.
Book a Discovery Flight