Flight School at KRAL
Our primary training facility. Both FAA Part 61 and FAA Part 141. Full single-engine and multi-engine fleet. Complex aircraft for commercial requirements. Direct access to some of the most diverse training airspace in the country.
If you're on a career track, this is where you'll base your training.
Class D towered, 819 feet MSL, single 5,401-foot runway (09/27). Tower 0700 to 2100 local. After-hours operations transition to CTAF, giving students experience in both controlled and uncontrolled environments at the same field.
Field facts that matter:
- Class D tower · radio communication with a real controller from day one
- 5,401-foot runway · comfortable margin for all training aircraft including the Beechcraft Duchess
- GPS/RNAV and ILS approaches · Runway 09 has a full ILS, ideal for instrument training
- Class B transition to Ontario (KONT) 10 NM north, LAX 50 NM west
- March ARB (KRIV) Class C · 5 NM southeast, military airspace exposure
What career-track students see in any professional cockpit:
- Class B: Ontario (KONT), Los Angeles (KLAX)
- Class C: March ARB (KRIV)
- Class D: Riverside (KRAL), Chino (KCNO), Corona (KAJO), Long Beach (KLGB), Fullerton (KFUL)
- Class G practice areas south and east
- Special use: R-2515 at Edwards AFB, W-289 over the Pacific
Cross-country students routinely fly to San Diego (KSAN), Catalina (KAVX), Palm Springs (KPSP), and Big Bear (KL35).
Part 141 structured training
Riverside is our Part 141 facility. FAA-approved structured syllabus with formal stage checks. Lower hour minimums (35 hr PPL, 190 hr commercial vs Part 61's 40 and 250). Eligible for VA benefits / GI Bill subject to current VA approval.
Part 61 flexible training
Most Riverside students train Part 61. Same FAA Airman Certification Standards. Your pace.
Every program available here
Including the ones not offered at Redlands: Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi-Engine, CFI/CFII/MEI, ATP checkride prep, and Career Track (Zero to Hero).
Cessna 152, Cessna 172 (glass and steam panel variants), Piper Warrior PA-28, Piper Cherokee Arrow PA-28R (complex), Beechcraft Duchess BE-76 (multi-engine), Redbird simulator.