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The people in the right seat.

Founder Benjamin Lipson is a Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot and teaches here, alongside the instructors our students name in their reviews.

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Benjamin Lipson

Founder · CSIP

  • CSIP · ATP · CFI · CFII · MEI

Benjamin started at 17 as an amateur pilot and aircraft fueler, and worked his way up to the airlines, flying for SkyWest Airlines for more than four years with type ratings in the CRJ 200, 700 and 900.

He has been flying and instructing for well over a decade. He is a Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot, holds a bachelor’s degree in aviation science from Utah Valley University, and has type ratings in the Citation Mustang and SIC privileges in the Citation M2.

Matt

Flight instructor

  • Flight instructor

Matt teaches in the Cirrus and the Duchess.

Students describe him as welcoming, knowledgeable and supportive.

What to expect from us

The standard behind every lesson.

  1. 01

    Safety, before anything

    We brief the parachute before your first flight, and we cancel for weather without apology.

  2. 02

    One-on-one

    Every lesson is you and your instructor, at a pace that fits you.

  3. 03

    No hours you don’t need

    If you are ready, we tell you. Nobody here stretches your training.

Lipson Aviation Flight Training Center
Your instructors · Brackett Field

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Serving Pasadena · Rancho Cucamonga · Irvine

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