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Financing a flight training acquisition in California
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most flight training acquisitions in California, from public loan records. A lender doing your industry in your state every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Deal economics— what it takes to buy & finance flight training in California
$1.48M
Typical loan
range $1.48M–$1.48M
$1.64M
Est. purchase price
≈ loan ÷ 90%
$225,523
Cash to close
$164,267 down + fees
$19,130/mo
Typical payment
~9.5% · 10yr
$263,994/yr
Cash flow to qualify
≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR
51 days
Typical time to fund
1
Lenders competing
more = leverage
8.56%
Avg rate on record
cap ~9.75%
Estimates for planning, not an offer — derived from the typical funded loan at today's Prime over 10yr. Not a credit decision.
Most active in flight training · California
Ranked by funded flight training acquisitions in California. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
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1+ funded Flight Training in California deals
Real SBA 7(a) acquisitions from public records — see who got funded, for how much, and by which lender. Tap any deal for the full record.
- DroneAviate Solutions LLC in Temecula, CA — $1.5M (2025) · purchase · U.S. Bank, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.56% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.1M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 51 days
- Approved
- 12/17/2024
- First disbursed
- 2/6/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Flight Training
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.6M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $164K
- Est. cash at closing
- $226K
- Monthly payment
- $18,378
- Annual debt service
- $221K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $276K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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CapBench analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to flight training businesses with a California project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a flight training acquisition in California with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded California deals. CapBench is not a lender.
- $634K typical loan
- 1 lenders active in California
- 1+ funded California deals
- 51 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-17.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
- Methodology:
- Sources & methodology
- Informational only — CapBench does not confirm this entity is for sale, eligible for SBA financing, or approved by any lender.
- Figures come from public records and CapBench methodology; verify before relying on them.