Flight training in Long Beach, first lesson to CFI.
One-on-one flight and ground instruction from your first lesson to your checkride, built around your schedule — full-time or part-time.
- Home field
- KLGB · towered Long Beach Airport
- Aircraft
- 9 aircraft
- Instructors
- 13
- Programs
- Five, all one-on-one
Coastline from the air Five programs, one standard.
All taught one-on-one. The FAA sequence runs Private, then Instrument, then Commercial, then CFI.
01 Private Pilot License Whether you want the thrill and freedom of flying or you’re an aspiring airline pilot, everyone’s flying journey begins here.
From basic maneuvers to navigation, you’ll learn all the essentials of flying under Visual Flight Rules — the foundation for every rating that follows.
Our school average from zero time is $23,550–$26,550, paid lesson by lesson as you fly, one-on-one and on your schedule.
Start with a Discovery Flight — a real first lesson in a Cessna 172 out of Long Beach Airport.
02 Instrument Rating (IFR) The next step after your Private Pilot certificate: fly in the clouds, without reference to the ground or horizon.
Learn to fly solely by reference to instruments under Instrument Flight Rules, expanding where you can go and what you can do.
Train in Garmin G1000 glass cockpits or in steam-gauge 172s with modern GPS, in some of the busiest airspace in the country.
Our average Instrument Rating training cost is $21,330.
03 Commercial Pilot License (CPL) Airline, flight instructor, charter — hundreds of flying careers share one requirement: a commercial pilot certificate.
Build on the knowledge and skills you already have, learning the additional maneuvers and industry practices that start you getting paid to fly.
Our average Commercial Pilot training cost is $13,020–$14,220; there may be additional costs outside training for this phase.
Ask about the Career Pilot Program if you’re aiming for the airlines from the start.
04 Flight Instructor (CFI/CFII) A complete, comprehensive Certified Flight Instructor course — one of the most cost-efficient CFI programs in Southern California.
Help other pilots on their aviation journey while you build hours and deepen your own knowledge before your airline career.
Add the Certified Flight Instructor – Instrument (CFII) to teach instrument students too.
Several of our own instructors trained from Private Pilot to CFI right here at Pacific Air.
Alongside every rating
Career Pilot Program
A systematic path for a career in aviation: from zero flight time to 250 hours in as little as six months.
Not a pilot factory. One student, one instructor.
A Private Pilot certificate averages $23,550–$26,550 from zero time at Pacific Air, paid lesson by lesson — and how often you fly is the biggest factor in where you land.
Brief
A real pre-flight brief: what you’ll fly today, and why.
Fly
Your time in the air over Long Beach and the Southern California coast.
Debrief
What happened, what went well, and what the next lesson sets up.
Safety first, fun always. Every instructor here teaches to one priority: make you a safe pilot, while making learning to fly an experience you enjoy.
Training questions, answered
Not listed here? Call 866-600-9595.
Do I need any previous experience to start?
No. Everyone’s flying journey begins with a first lesson, and ours start from zero flight time. Your instructor teaches you everything one-on-one, from the preflight walk-around to your first takeoff.
Is it safe?
Yes. You train in the Cessna 172 — quite possibly the most-used training aircraft in history — kept clean and professionally maintained, with an instructor at a second set of controls on every lesson. Your instructor makes the go/no-go call on weather, and safety is the first priority of everything we teach.
How long does it take to get my license?
As fast as your schedule allows: you can train full-time or part-time, and each course is structured around your availability. Students on our Career Pilot Program go from zero flight time to 250 hours in as little as six months. Flying consistently, several times a week, is the quickest path.
Do I need a medical certificate?
Yes, before you fly solo — but not for a Discovery Flight or your first lessons. You get an FAA medical certificate from an Aviation Medical Examiner; if you’re aiming for an airline career, getting a first-class medical early avoids surprises later.
What aircraft will I train in?
A Cessna 172. Our fleet has four 172s with Garmin G1000 glass cockpits and five 172P and 172N models with traditional instruments, several upgraded with Garmin G5s and modern GPS. Our instructors are rated in all of them and will help you pick the one best suited to you.
Are you a Part 61 or Part 141 school?
Part 61. That lets each course be structured around your schedule, with one-on-one flight and ground instruction, whether you train full-time or part-time.
Cessna 172 on the runway Private, IFR or career? Talk it through at KLGB.
Call us and we'll talk it through — where you are, where you want to go, and what it takes to get there, numbers included.
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