Flight training and aircraft rental in Redlands, CA

Cornerstone Flight Academy is a pilot-owned flight school at Redlands Municipal Airport (KREI) offering flight instruction, aircraft rentals and access to a community of pilots. Our professionally maintained, IFR-equipped aircraft and qualified flight instructors are ready to take you to the next stage.

Never flown? An intro flight, also called a discovery flight, is a 30-minute flight with an instructor, and you fly the airplane: $120. Book an intro flight.

Three ways to fly

Student training: zero to private pilot with a dedicated instructor, at your pace. Pilot training.
Pay as you go: for certificated pilots, the full fleet at the hourly rate, with no block to buy. Aircraft rental.
Block rental: buy hours up front for a lower hourly rate while you build time toward instrument, commercial or ATP. Time building.

Aircraft

A Cessna 172 (N5424T) and a Cessna 150 (N7206G), both IFR-equipped, rented dry. Flight instruction is available in both.

Fall Time-Building Special: Cessna 172 $80 an hour, Cessna 150 $60 an hour, dry, through November 15. See the special.

From the blog

Fall Time-Building Special: $80 Cessna 172, $60 Cessna 150 - Our Fall Time-Building Special: the Cessna 172 at $80 an hour and the Cessna 150 at $60, dry, for hours flown at Redlands by November 15, 2026. The details.
Aircraft Rental in Redlands: How to Get Checked Out at KREI - Aircraft rental in Redlands, step by step: what you need, how the checkout works, and what it costs to rent our Cessna 172 or Cessna 150 at KREI.
Renter's Insurance for Pilots: What Non-Owned Aircraft Coverage Does - Renter's insurance for pilots, explained: why the airplane's own policy doesn't protect you, what non-owned aircraft coverage pays for, and what we require.
Instrument Rating in the Inland Empire: What It Takes - An instrument rating in the Inland Empire: the FAA's requirements, how simulator time counts, the approaches near Redlands, and how to train for it efficiently.
Discovery Flight in Redlands: The $189 Intro Flight - Thinking about a discovery flight in Redlands? Our $189 intro flight is a real first lesson at KREI: 15 minutes on the ground, 45 in the air, and you fly.

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