Two simple pieces, no markup between them. Our independent instruction starts at $40/hr, and you rent the airplane directly from a partnered flying club: the Cessna 150 runs $120/hr, and the GPS-equipped Cessna 172 is $200/hr out the door (rates vary by aircraft and club). Compare that to flight schools, where instructor time alone runs $60 to $90 an hour on top of a marked-up rental.

The FAA minimum is 40 flight hours; most students nationwide finish between 55 and 75. Because you train one-on-one with the same CFI every lesson, students typically progress faster than in a busy flight school, and every saved hour is roughly $200 back in your pocket.

Nothing but a government-issued ID for the discovery flight. Before your first solo you'll need an FAA medical certificate (a straightforward exam with an aviation medical examiner) and a student pilot certificate. We'll walk you through both.

Yes. Our Redbird FMX is an FAA-approved full-motion Advanced Aviation Training Device, so time in it is loggable toward your ratings, including up to 20 hours toward the instrument rating. At $80/hr it's the cheapest loggable time you'll ever fly.

It means you only pay for time that goes in your logbook: engine-on Hobbs time. Flight schools typically bill handshake to handshake, so the walkaround, the briefing, and the paperwork are all charged at full instructor rate. With us, the pre-trip, pre-brief, and post-brief are free. Spend less, learn more, fly better.

Never. You pay per lesson, as you fly. If you're not getting the best instruction you've ever had, you can walk away after any flight. That's the deal.

Southern California's Inland Empire. We train through established flying clubs at quiet general aviation airports, which means less taxi time and more of your money spent actually flying. We'll go over the specific club and airport with you when you book.