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Redlands · KREI

Certified Flight Instructor at Redlands Municipal Airport.

Train CFI and CFII at Redlands (KREI) if you trained your prior ratings here. Non-towered field operations are valuable to teach from. MEI training requires positioning to Riverside.

Certified Flight Instructor training at Redlands Municipal Airport (KREI)

For the full program detail, requirements, costs, and FAQ, see the Certified Flight Instructor canonical page. This page focuses on what is specific about training this program at Redlands.

Certified Flight Instructor training in the Redlands area, with the San Bernardino Mountains visible to the north
CFI / CFII / MEI from KREI, with the San Bernardino Mountains in the distance.

Redlands Municipal Airport (KREI)

  • Non-towered airport (KREI), CTAF 122.8
  • One paved runway 8/26, 4,500 ft
  • 20 minutes from KL35 Big Bear City Airport (6,752 ft MSL)
  • Quiet pattern, great for high-workload primary training
  • Part 61 training; mountain and high-altitude proximity

Why train CFI / CFII / MEI at Redlands

KREI is a fine campus for CFI and CFII work and arguably trains a more independent instructor because of the non-towered environment. For MEI you must train at KRAL.

Flight instructor and student debriefing after a training flight
The debrief is half the lesson.

Scheduling at KREI

KREI CFI students train with the senior instructor team based at KREI. CFII is fully completable from KREI. MEI requires KRAL.

Canonical training detail

For the full curriculum, FAA requirements, cost breakdown, aircraft, and FAQ for this program, see the canonical page.

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