Cirrus flight training near Irvine, CA
Lipson Aviation trains pilots from Irvine and Orange County at Brackett Field in La Verne, about 40 miles north. You learn in the Cirrus SR20, one-on-one, around your schedule.
Irvine to the field.
About 40 miles north from Irvine — the only part of the trip that happens on the ground.
Why Orange County pilots train with us
Few schools in Southern California teach in the Cirrus.
Lessons planned around your week and around the drive.
One-on-one, with a founder who is a Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot.
Irvine → KPOC · Brackett Field
Directions from Irvine →Flight training for Irvine students
The same airplanes and instructors as every student at Lipson Aviation Flight Training Center. Your schedule and the full cost come in writing after your discovery flight.
- 01 Private Pilot CertificateWhere almost everyone starts. You fly the Cirrus SR20 from your first lesson and earn the certificate that lets you take family and friends.
- 02 Instrument Rating (IFR)The rating that makes the airplane useful on a schedule: through cloud and weather, on the Garmin panel you’ll fly for years.
- 03 Commercial Pilot CertificateFor pilots who want the next level of precision, or to fly professionally. Flown in the Cirrus.
The training area Irvine students learn over.
Every lesson flies from Brackett Field (KPOC) over the San Gabriel foothills — about 40 miles north from Irvine.
Flight training near Irvine: common questions
Something else about training from Irvine? Call (626) 605-2800.
How far is Lipson Aviation Flight Training Center from Irvine?
About 40 miles. We are at Brackett Field in La Verne. Traffic decides the drive, so we plan lessons around it.
Do I need experience to start?
No. Your first lesson is a discovery flight in the Cirrus, with an instructor beside you.
What is the first step?
A discovery flight. Your first lesson, in the Cirrus, about an hour.
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