Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70; Flight Crew Total 300; Flight Crew Type 140
Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
My student and I had a near miss with a white flying wing type drone near the Riverside Auto Center at an altitude of 2;400 MSL. My student was at the controls; flying inbound from Lake Matthews at 2;400 ft to set up for a left base on Runway 27 as instructed by Riverside Tower. My student noticed and called out that an object was off our right (2 o'clock) and was at the same altitude. Initially; we thought it was a bird; but as is closed in on us; we saw that it was a white flying wing type drone about 4 feet wide [and] 100 feet away traveling west bound at our altitude. It did not deviate its course; I took [over] controls and altered course to the left. We continued on our base leg and reported the issue to Tower and landed without issue.
Flight Instructor reported a near miss with a drone while on an instructional flight at an altitude of 2;400 feet.