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Every FAA certificate,
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Airline approach on final

★ Most Popular · Career Track

Zero to Hero.

Private → Instrument → Commercial → Multi-Engine → CFI/CFII/MEI. Every rating you need for an airline seat, on one structured 12–18 month track.

  • · $80,000–$110,000 total · Financing available
  • · Part 141 at Riverside (KRAL)
  • · Finish CFI-certified, ready to build to your ATP
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Or Piece It Together

Individual ratings & certificates.

Every FAA certificate we train, one card each. Click for the details.

Private Pilot

Ratings & Certificates

Private Pilot

Your first pilot certificate. You'll learn to fly a single-engine airplane, plan and execute cross-country fli…

40 minimum Details →
Instrument Rating

Ratings & Certificates

Instrument Rating

Fly through weather. You'll learn instrument scan, precision and non-precision approaches, holds, and IFR proc…

Private Pilot Certificate Details →
Commercial

Ratings & Certificates

Commercial

The certificate that lets you get paid to fly. You'll build precision maneuvering skills, learn the Arrow (com…

Private (Instrument recommended) Details →
Multi-Engine

Add-On Rating

Multi-Engine

An add-on rating in the Beechcraft Duchess. You'll learn twin-engine systems, VMC demonstrations, and single-e…

Private Pilot Certificate Details →
CFI / CFII / MEI

Instructor Ratings

CFI / CFII / MEI

Turn your certificate into a career. Instructor ratings let you get paid to teach, build hours toward the ATP,…

Commercial Pilot Certificate Details →
ATP

The Ceiling

ATP

The highest FAA pilot certificate. What every regional and major airline requires. You need 1,500 hours (or 1,…

1,500 hrs (1,250 Part 141 · 1,000 w/ degree) Details →

Add-On Endorsements

Extend your certificate.

Complex

Retractable gear, constant-speed prop. Piper Cherokee Arrow.

High Altitude

Mountain and density-altitude work out of KREI, Big Bear (KL35), Apple Valley (KAPV).

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