Spend less. Learn more. Fly better.
Learn to fly.
Skip the flight school.
Independent FAA-certified instructors from $40/hr, flying through established Southern California flying clubs. No contracts, no waitlists, no flight-school markup.
$40/hr instruction. Schools charge $60 and up.
Flight schools mark up every piece of your training. We don't. Our independent instruction starts at $40 an hour, you rent the airplane directly from a partnered flying club at club rates, and every dollar you save goes toward the only number that matters: your hours.
Instruction from $40/hr
An independent, FAA-certified CFI focused entirely on you, at a rate flight schools won't touch.
Club aircraft from $120/hr
Rent well-maintained trainers directly from partnered flying clubs, including GPS-equipped Cessna 172s at $200/hr out the door.*
Simulator at $80/hr
Build confidence and sharpen procedures in a Redbird FMX full-motion simulator, rain or shine.
*Aircraft rentals are provided by participating flying clubs. Rental rates vary by aircraft and club.
Hobbs time only
You only pay for time that goes in your logbook.
Flight schools bill handshake to handshake: the walkaround, the chat, the paperwork, all on the clock at full rate. We bill engine-on Hobbs time only, so every dollar you spend is an hour you can log.
Free pre-trip
Aircraft walkaround and preflight inspection, off the clock.
Free pre-brief
Every lesson planned and briefed before the engine turns.
Free post-brief
Full debrief after every flight, so the lesson sticks.
No handshake-to-handshake charges. No unnecessary fees. Spend less. Learn more. Fly better.
Wondering how that stacks up against a flight school? Spoiler: it's thousands of dollars.
Every rating. One place.
From your first discovery flight to a commercial career, train straight through with instructors who know you.
The fleet
Proven trainers rented through partnered flying clubs, plus a Redbird FMX full-motion simulator.
Your first flight is $160.
Your excuses are gone.
One hour. You on the controls. A CFI beside you. Find out if this is your thing. We already know it is.
Book Your Discovery Flight