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Powered Parachute Sport Pilot and Ultralight Flight Training in Powered Parachutes and Paraplanes

A powered parachute, paraplanes. No matter what you call them, they are a lot of fun, a real outdoor adventure. Flying in powered parachutes low and slow taking in the view of the countryside, seeing things like rabbits scurrying about trying to get away from a predator like a coyote, or maybe deer or elk in some parts of the country. Flying in a powered parachute allows you to safely get low over the open countryside, giving you a spectacular view, allowing you some great photo opportunities. You can also take pictures of your friends flying their paraplanes along with you, with the distant mountains as a backdrop. With proper flight training, you can earn your FAA sport pilot certificate and you can easily fly powered parachutes over open country low for many miles with your best friend, wife or significant other along for the ride in your 2 place powered parachute, enjoying the feel of flight while the ground seems to rush by as you follow the dips & turns with your powered parachute. You can also enjoy spectacular vistas (like Monument Valley) from high above the earth, flying many thousands of feet up in the air, seeing for many miles in all directions while you seem to hardly move at all. Flying in a powered parachute is the closest you may ever come to experiencing a magic carpet ride.

If the adventure of flying in powered parachutes sounds like something you would like to experience, then you've come to the right place. We are one of the few areas where you can fly almost year round. Some of the best flying is in the cooler fall and winter months, as we just dress warmer. The powered parachute aircraft will perform even better in the cool dense air, and the morning flying times is extended longer in these months.

Inland Paraflite, Inc. has been in the Powered Parachute (PPC) industry since 1993, making us one of the most experienced flight training centers in the USA today. We are the only year round, full time powered parachute training center located in California.

Your Chief Flight Instructor, Phil Dietro, is an FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) with a Sport Pilot rating for Powered Parachute Land, (PPCL) or what we refer to as Powered Parachutes. He also holds a DPE rating (Designated Pilot Examiner) for sport pilot in powered parachutes, and Sport Flight Instructor Examiner (SFIE) rating. We are now able to perform the practical tests required for the issuance of your FAA sport pilot certificate and CFI, for those wanting to become Certified Flight Instructors in powered parachutes.

We offer a complete choice of flight options, from a discovery flight that allows you to find out for yourself what it is like to fly a powered parachute, our First Flight course that lets you start on the flight training path, flying from the front seat of our dual controlled Powrachute Pegasus with your CFI in the back seat talking to you over the intercom while showing you how to fly the powered parachute and letting you fly the powered parachute yourself, and our Sport Pilot powered parachute training course, which brings you to the level required to fly a PPC solo, and puts you on a straight & level course to attaining your Sport Pilot rating. Click on the flight training link at the top of this page to see more information on powered parachute flight training and the flight training options available from Inland Paraflite, Inc. We offer complete sport pilot training, as well as all the needed study and Sport Pilot training materials required to pass the FAA knowledge test & the practical test/check ride. We also offer Ultralight Powered Parachute Flight Training for those wanting to fly a single seat powered parachute that qualifies under the Ultralight rule.

We are also California's dealer for Powrachute Powered Parachutes (PPC's). We fly the Powrachute Pegasus, and offer the full line of Powrachute powered parachutes. Whether you want a powered parachute like the Powrachute Voyager that meets the ultralight regulations of FAR Part 103, or the AWESOME performance of the 100 HP Powrachute AIRWOLF 2 place light sport aircraft, Powrachute and Inland Paraflite have what you're looking for. "Ask the pilot who flies one." Powrachute, the finest Light Sport Aircraft PPC on the market today.

Call us to schedule your flight in the Powrachute Pegasus now. We are located in the beautiful high desert of Southern California, in Apple Valley, which is next door to Victorville just off Interstate 15. We are less than a 1-hour drive from Ontario International Airport (ONT), so, while we are on the West Coast, we are easy to get to. We are also about 2 hours from Los Angeles' LAX & Orange County's John Wayne Airport.

Other attractions close are the Disney parks, & Knott's Berry Farm, 90 minutes south of us in Orange County. And, of course, let's not forget all the beautiful beaches available to you while having your flying vacation. We also have two major league baseball teams; the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels that you can plan to take in while you're out here on your flying vacation. To the north about 3 hours drive is Fabulous Las Vegas, and closer, on the way, is Calico Ghost Town. You can explore the old mine shafts, and see a restored Wild West town. Call us today at (760) 242-3359 to schedule your introduction to the fun of low & slow Magic Carpet flight in a Powered Parachute.


Inland Paraflite offers powered parachute flight training for sport pilot and ultralight powered parachute paraplanes and will train you whether you own or fly a Powrachute, Paraplanes, Soaring Concepts, Infinity, Six Chuter, Predator, Buckeye, Destiny, Paraski, Summit, Steel Breeze, and Air Frames Unlimited. If you live in Alaska AK, Alabama AL, Arizona AZ, Arkansas AR, California CA, Colorado CO, Washington WA, Oregon OR, Nevada NV, Utah UT, Idaho ID, Iowa IA, Montana MT North Dakota ND, South Dakota SD, Wisconsin WI, Minnesota MN, Illinois IL, Michigan MI, Missouri MO, Kansas KS, Oklahoma OK, Texas TX, New Mexico NM, Tennessee TN, Kentucky KY, Indiana IN, Ohio OH, New York NY, Pennsylvania PA, Maryland MD, New Hampshire NH, Connecticut CT, Washington D.C., Rhode Island RI, Massachusetts MA, New Jersey NJ, Vermont VT, Maine ME, Virginia VA, West Virginia WV, North Carolina NC, South Carolina SC, Georgia GA, Florida FL, Mississippi MS, Louisiana LA, Hawaii HI, Nebraska NE, Delaware DE, Wyoming WY, anywhere in the United States of America or Canada, Inland Paraflite can set up a powered parachute flight training schedule to suit your needs right here in California using our Powrachute Pegasus equipped with the required dual flight controls. Lets not forget about some local cities here in California, like San Diego, Bakersfield and Kern County, Fresno, Tracy, Merced, Modesto, Gilroy, San Jose, Fremont, San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento just to mention a few. For pilots wanting to fly into local airports from anywhere in America to airports in our area, we have Apple Valley KAPV, Southern California Logistics in Victorville KVCV, Hesperia L26, and we're just down the mountain from Big Bear Lake airport L35 and ski resorts.
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