{"title":"Newest Products","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMost recently added\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSorted by the date each item went on the store, newest first. Prices here are fixed and published like every other price we quote.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"discovery-flight-for-one","title":"Discovery Flight For One","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOne hour, left seat, written into a logbook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eThe first hour of a private pilot syllabus, sold by itself, at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e. The airplane is flown by you. Beside you sits an instructor holding legal command of it, who writes down afterward what they observed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA single-engine trainer from the fleet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, in your name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCounts toward\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe 40 hours of flight time in 14 CFR 61.109\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnrollment credit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe full \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e if you enroll within 24 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e180 lb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow the hour is spent\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou walk the aircraft with your instructor first and are shown what a preflight inspection is actually checking for. Then a briefing on the ground: what you will do, in what order, and what the instructor will handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis field sits in Class D airspace pressed up against the bottom of the Class B that wraps Los Angeles International, so the radio matters from the moment the engine catches. Takeoff and landing are flown by your instructor, since those are the two phases with the thinnest margin at a tower-controlled field sharing its pattern with jets. Everything between them is yours: the climb, the level-off, medium-bank turns, slow flight, and the feel of an airplane that answers a control input a half-second after you make it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hour finishes with a debrief. Not congratulations. A short, specific account of which parts went well and which would need work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy we call this an assessment and not an experience\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo people are being evaluated in this hour and only one of them is you. You are finding out whether the physical job of flying an airplane is something you want eighteen more months of. Your instructor is forming a judgment about your workload capacity, your reaction to being corrected, and how quickly you build a picture of where the airplane is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat judgment is worth having before you spend anything. A candidate who is told honestly at hour one that they will need more time than the brochure suggests is better served than one who is told nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the hour is worth once it is over\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is loggable. Your instructor signs the entry with their certificate number, and the time sits against the 40-hour minimum that 14 CFR 61.109 sets for a private pilot certificate. Nobody has to repeat it later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSign up for a program inside 24 hours and the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e is deducted from the program price entirely. Leave it later and it is not. That window is deliberately narrow, because it is meant to force a decision rather than to act as a discount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne hour is enough to tell you whether this is realistic. It is not enough to tell you whether you will finish.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat sits behind the hour\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix airframes sit on this ramp and the school owns all six outright. Nothing is brokered in, nothing is on leaseback, and the shop that services them is ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven on the instructing roster. All of them fly on a commercial certificate or an ATP, all of them teach on a CFI, and none of them instruct on an expired medical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcedure work happens in the Redbird MCX rather than in an airplane, because it is cheaper and because it can be stopped and rewound. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e a session standalone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe counted the weather rather than guessing at it: 355 days here cleared 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the year to 1 August 2026, from NOAA ASOS records, and the method is published with its limitations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished pricing, all of it, with no spreads. A program costs one number and that number is on its page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457318205,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"cessna-162-hourly-rental","title":"Cessna 162 Skycatcher — Training Aircraft, Van Nuys","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe airplane a first landing usually happens in\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eTwo seats, high wing, one engine, and the smallest airframe on the ramp. Enrolled students fly it for \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour wet: airframe and fuel, with the teaching carried by the program price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCessna 162 Skycatcher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConfiguration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo seats, high wing, single engine, fixed gear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRate inside an enrolled program\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour, wet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat the rate covers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe airplane and its fuel. Not the instructor.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrograms it appears in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSport Pilot at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$8,400\u003c\/span\u003e, and early private pilot lessons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwnership\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwned by the school and maintained in-house\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it sits in the sequence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst. A small, light, two-seat airplane gives a new student the shortest possible loop between a control input and a consequence, and that loop is what early training is entirely made of. A heavier airplane is more forgiving of a sloppy input, which sounds like an advantage and is not — being told immediately that you were sloppy is how the habit gets fixed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also the airframe on the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$8,400\u003c\/span\u003e Sport Pilot program, and the aircraft criteria in 14 CFR 61.316 are what make that pairing work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is not good for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoing anywhere with anybody. Two seats and modest load-carrying means it is a training airframe rather than a travelling one, and a student who intends to fly a family somewhere should expect to move to the Warrior partway through. That transition costs an hour or two of dual and it is worth planning for rather than discovering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA note on cost, since this page shows a rate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e is the single-engine wet rate for students enrolled in a program. It is not a walk-up figure, it is not a rental rate, and it does not include an instructor. We publish it because a fixed program price is only meaningful if you can see what the airplane inside it costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA small airplane tells you immediately when you are wrong. That is the point of it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow this airplane is operated\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe bought the airplanes rather than renting them from private owners, so the maintenance decisions are made here. 14 CFR 91.409(b) puts an airplane that gives instruction for hire on a 100-hour inspection interval, and that bill lands on us.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are eleven instructors, which is enough that a full schedule does not stall on one person's diary. Every one meets the same standard: CFI, commercial certificate or ATP, current medical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn enclosed, motion-based Redbird MCX, FAA-approved, is part of the operation rather than an add-on to it. Priced at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e when booked by itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e355 training days a year, taken from NOAA ASOS records at this field and judged against a stated minimum of 3,000 ft and 5 sm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInside a program, a single-engine hour is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e wet — airframe and fuel. The instructor is not in that figure and never has been.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo quote to request and no range to interpret. Program prices are fixed, published, and the same for everyone who walks in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457383741,"sku":null,"price":179.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"cirrus-sr-22-turbo-hourly-aircraft-rental","title":"Cirrus SR22 Turbo — Premium Program Aircraft, Van Nuys","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe airframe on the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e Premium program\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eTurbocharged, glass flight deck, and a CAPS whole-airframe parachute. There is no hourly rate published for this airplane and there will not be one. It is flown inside the Premium Private Pilot program, and \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e is the number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCirrus SR22 Turbo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConfiguration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTurbocharged single, glass flight deck, CAPS whole-airframe parachute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone published, by policy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHow it is sold\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAs part of the Premium Private Pilot program, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProgram contents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e40\u003c\/span\u003e logged hours in this type, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e hours in the Redbird MCX, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e30\u003c\/span\u003e hours dual, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e hours ground\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwnership\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwned by the school and maintained in-house\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy there is no hourly figure on this page\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause an hourly figure would be misleading. This airframe is not sold by the hour and it is not part of the single-engine training rate; it exists in the fleet to serve one program, and the price of that program is published in full at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA school that quotes an hourly rate for an airplane it only sells inside a package is quoting a number you cannot actually buy. We would rather publish the number you can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the airframe brings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurbocharging, which matters more at this field than in most of the country — Van Nuys sits at 802 ft and performs like roughly 4,100 ft on a hot September afternoon, and 14 CFR 91.103 makes the performance calculation the pilot in command's duty before every flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA glass flight deck, which assembles the information for you. And CAPS, a parachute for the whole airframe, which adds a decision that does not exist in other light singles: at what altitude, in what circumstances, and instead of what. That decision is taught here as a procedure with numbers attached, not mentioned as a feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOur position, stated against the more expensive sale\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost students should not learn to fly in this airplane. A panel that pre-digests information builds a weaker instrument scan in a beginner, and that scan has to be rebuilt later at your cost. The \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e Comprehensive program in a simpler type produces a better-founded pilot for less money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe people for whom the Premium program is right are the ones with a type-specific reason: they own an SR22, they intend to, or their next step requires currency in it. If that is you, this is the efficient path and the price is published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf your reason for wanting this airplane is that it is nicer, buy the cheaper program.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow this airplane is operated\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fleet is bought, not borrowed. Six types, one owner, one maintenance program, and an inspection interval set by 14 CFR 91.409(b) because these airplanes teach for hire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe instructing staff numbers eleven. Three credentials are required of every one of them: a flight instructor certificate, an ATP or a commercial certificate behind it, and a medical that has not lapsed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is an FAA-approved Redbird MCX on site, on a motion base and closed in. A session on its own is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e, and no session has ever been lost to weather.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNOAA ASOS records for this field give 355 training days in the year ending 1 August 2026, tested against 3,000 ft and 5 sm with four qualifying daytime hours needed before a day counts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo airframes carry no hourly rate here by policy: the twin and the turbocharged Cirrus. They are bought as a rating and as a program instead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat you enroll at is what is published. We do not run block rates and we do not negotiate, which is what makes a fixed price mean anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457416509,"sku":null,"price":22500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"commercial-airline-pilot-training-los-angeles","title":"Commercial Airline Pilot Training At Van Nuys Airport","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eZero hours to a commercial certificate and an instructor rating, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$89,000\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eOne price for the whole sequence, agreed before the first flight. This is the biggest capital commitment on the store, so the page is written to be argued with rather than admired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$89,000\u003c\/span\u003e, fixed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinancing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrom \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$2,500\u003c\/span\u003e down, with monthly plans\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCertificates and ratings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrivate pilot · Instrument rating · Commercial single-engine · Commercial multi-engine · Multi-engine rating · Flight instructor, instrument instructor and multi-engine instructor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarrior · DA20 · Skycatcher · Arrow II · Seminole\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSimulator\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRedbird MCX time built into the sequence\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft rate inside the program\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour, wet, single-engine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegulation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 CFR 61.129 governs commercial aeronautical experience; 14 CFR 61.31(e) the complex endorsement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe sequence, and why it is in this order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrivate first, because everything else takes it as a prerequisite. Instrument second, because a commercial pilot who cannot work inside the air traffic system is a commercial pilot with a small market, and because instrument time is cheaper to buy in a single than later in a twin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen the complex time. The Arrow II folds its gear away and hands you a propeller to set, which is the pairing 14 CFR 61.31(e) calls complex, and 14 CFR 61.129 wants some of that time inside the commercial experience. Multi-engine after that, in the Seminole. Instructor ratings last, because teaching is how most people build the experience that comes after this program ends, and because nothing sharpens a maneuver like having to explain it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTempo is what decides whether this price holds\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fixed price assumes a fixed rate of progress. This program is built for someone flying most days, and Van Nuys supports that: 355 days met a 3,000 ft and 5 sm over the year ending 1 August 2026, from NOAA ASOS records requiring four qualifying daytime hours for a day to count. Weather is not what will slow you down here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour job and your family might be. The tempo this program assumes is not one most people can sustain alongside full-time employment, and a candidate who tries to run it at two flights a week is buying a longer, more expensive version of it. That is worth saying before the deposit, not after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe risks, named\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA first-class medical can end this plan before it starts. Get it under 14 CFR 61.23 before you commit money, not after — the vision, hearing and cardiac standards in 14 CFR 67.103 are specific and they are not negotiable at hour two hundred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen there is the money. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$89,000\u003c\/span\u003e is a capital decision and it is financed by most people who make it, from \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$2,500\u003c\/span\u003e down. Stalling partway through a program with a large loan and no certificate that earns money is the outcome to design against, and the way to design against it is tempo, a medical secured first, and a plan you have shown to somebody who will tell you it is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat happens at the end\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou hold a commercial certificate and instructor ratings, and you are qualified to be paid to fly and to teach. What you do not hold is a job. The next stage of a professional career is flying hours, usually as an instructor, and that stage is longer than most people expect when they start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe failure mode is not failing a checkride. It is stopping at two hundred hours with a loan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the price is buying\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fleet is bought, not borrowed. Six types, one owner, one maintenance program, and an inspection interval set by 14 CFR 91.409(b) because these airplanes teach for hire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe instructing staff numbers eleven. Three credentials are required of every one of them: a flight instructor certificate, an ATP or a commercial certificate behind it, and a medical that has not lapsed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is an FAA-approved Redbird MCX on site, on a motion base and closed in. A session on its own is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e, and no session has ever been lost to weather.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNOAA ASOS records for this field give 355 training days in the year ending 1 August 2026, tested against 3,000 ft and 5 sm with four qualifying daytime hours needed before a day counts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat you enroll at is what is published. We do not run block rates and we do not negotiate, which is what makes a fixed price mean anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 61, stated plainly. The curriculum, the prices and the hours are published; a pass rate and a graduate count are not, because there is no honest one to print yet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfhon\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe name, and what it does not mean\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe word airline is in our name because it describes the reader we built the curriculum for. It does not describe a relationship with any carrier, because we have none — no cadet scheme, no pathway agreement, no hiring arrangement, and no ownership by an airline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo interview and no job is promised or implied by anything here. We publish no checkride pass rate and no graduate count, for the straightforward reason that a school trading for a matter of weeks has nothing honest to put in either number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe curriculum, the prices and the hours are all published. Those are the things we can stand behind on day one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457449277,"sku":null,"price":89000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"comprehensive-private-pilot-program-at-van-nuys-airport","title":"Comprehensive Private Pilot Program At Van Nuys Airport","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSixty hours, one price, and the program most people should buy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e covering 60 logged hours, 50 of them dual. It is priced above the regulatory minimum because almost nobody finishes at the regulatory minimum, and we would rather sell you the realistic number at the start than the optimistic one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e, fixed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlight time logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e60\u003c\/span\u003e hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIn a single-engine airplane\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e55\u003c\/span\u003e hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIn the Redbird MCX\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e50\u003c\/span\u003e hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGround instruction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e10\u003c\/span\u003e hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBooks and training materials\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft rate inside the program\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour, wet, single-engine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegulation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe regulatory floor is forty hours under 14 CFR 61.109; this program sits above it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe argument for buying more hours than the law requires\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForty hours, the figure carried in 14 CFR 61.109, is a floor rather than an estimate. It describes the least flying that could produce a competent private pilot under ideal conditions, and it was written for a training environment with less airspace complexity than the one above this field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVan Nuys is a Class D airport under the Class B shelf around Los Angeles International, with jet traffic in the pattern and a radio environment that takes a new student real hours to stop finding frightening. Those hours have to come from somewhere. In this program they come from the price you already agreed, rather than from an invoice in month five.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the extra twenty hours go\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty of the sixty are dual, which is the number that matters. More instruction, not just more airplane. The additional \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e hours in the Redbird MCX go to instrument scan, radio work and emergency procedures — the things a simulator handles more efficiently than an airplane — and the extra ground instruction goes to the written exam and to the parts of weather and airspace that a three-hour ground block cannot cover honestly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remaining flying goes where every instructor knows it goes: landings, crosswinds, and the two or three maneuvers that each individual student finds hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComprehensive against Standard, as a total rather than a sticker\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForty logged hours costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$10,900\u003c\/span\u003e on the Standard program. Sixty costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e here. The difference is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,000\u003c\/span\u003e for twenty hours of flying and twenty hours of instruction, which is a lower rate per hour than buying those hours separately after a Standard program runs out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo the honest comparison is not \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$10,900\u003c\/span\u003e against \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e. It is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$10,900\u003c\/span\u003e plus whatever you buy afterward, against a fixed \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e agreed today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is not in the price\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExaminer and written-test fees, a medical certificate, and your own headset. Those belong to you. We name them because a program that pretends they do not exist is a program with a surprise in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost students finish above the minimum. This program is priced for the student who will.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat stands behind the number\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwnership rather than access: the six airframes belong to the school and are looked after in our own shop, which is why the schedule does not depend on somebody else's asset.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven people instruct here. Each carries a CFI, each holds either a commercial certificate or an ATP, and each keeps a medical in date under 14 CFR 61.23.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Redbird MCX here moves and is fully enclosed, which makes it worth using for scan and procedure work. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e gets you a session of it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e355 days a year clear the minima we train to, 3,000 ft and 5 sm, on NOAA ASOS records for this field. What that measurement does not model — wind, and thin layers the sensor misreads — is published alongside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe price list is the website. Nothing is quoted privately, nothing is discounted for signing on the day, and no figure appears here as a range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is Part 61 training. We publish a syllabus, a price and an hour count, and nothing about a track record the business has not had time to build.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457482045,"sku":null,"price":15900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"diamond-da20-hourly-aircraft-rental","title":"Diamond DA20 — Training Aircraft, Van Nuys","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA stick, a canopy, and very little between you and the airplane\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eTwo seats, a low wing, a composite airframe, and a stick where most trainers give you a yoke. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour wet for enrolled students — airframe and fuel, the teaching being carried by the program price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDiamond DA20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConfiguration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo seats side by side, low wing, composite airframe, control stick, bubble canopy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRate inside an enrolled program\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour, wet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat the rate covers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe airplane and its fuel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrograms it appears in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrivate pilot programs and the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$11,700\u003c\/span\u003e instrument rating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwnership\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwned by the school and maintained in-house\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the stick and the canopy change\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA control stick puts your hand in a more natural position and makes small corrections easier to make small. Students who learn on one tend to fly more precisely early, and the transition to a yoke afterward takes about ten minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe canopy is the other half. No other airframe on this ramp shows you as much of the horizon, and a student with an unobstructed horizon picks up attitude flying faster than one peering around a wing and a door pillar. Every other skill in the syllabus is built on attitude flying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it costs you\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo seats and limited baggage. This is not the airplane in which you take three people to lunch, and a student whose goal is family flying will move to the Warrior at some point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also warm under a clear canopy on a Van Nuys ramp in August, which is a real reason to take the early slot rather than a stylistic one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it fits in the sequence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly, and again during the instrument phase where its handling and visibility make it a good platform for procedure work. The forty-hour floor written into 14 CFR 61.109 is indifferent to which airplane you fly, and there is a reasonable argument for building basic skill in the most honest airframe available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetter visibility teaches attitude flying faster. That is not a preference, it is a mechanism.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow this airplane is operated\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix types, all owned here, all maintained here. When an airplane is due for the 100-hour inspection that 14 CFR 91.409(b) demands of a trainer, it comes off the line and gets one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructing staff: eleven. Credentials, without exception: a flight instructor certificate, a commercial certificate or an ATP behind it, and a medical in date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne simulator, and it is a good one: an FAA-approved Redbird MCX, enclosed cockpit, motion base. Booked on its own it costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeather costs a full-time student roughly ten days a year here. NOAA ASOS records put 355 days above 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the twelve months ending 1 August 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe single-engine wet rate inside an enrolled program is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour. That buys the airplane and the fuel in it; instruction is carried by the program price.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery program price is printed on this store. There are no ranges, no block-rate discounts and no number you have to ask for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457547581,"sku":null,"price":179.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"discovery-flight-for-one-120-minutes","title":"Discovery Flight For One — 120 Minutes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo hours is a syllabus lesson, not an introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eAt \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e this is the longest single-engine assessment flight we sell, and it is long enough to cover ground that a first lesson normally leaves for the third or fourth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA single-engine trainer from the fleet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, in your name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCounts toward\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe 40 hours of flight time in 14 CFR 61.109\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnrollment credit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe full \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e if you enroll within 24 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e180 lb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat two hours makes room for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA departure, a full airwork block, a short leg away from the field with a real navigation problem attached to it, and a return to the pattern with time left to fly the approach yourself under instruction. That is four lesson objectives, and a two-hour booking is the shortest slot that holds all four without rushing any of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also exposes something a shorter flight hides. Flying is tiring in a way that surprises most people, and the quality of your control inputs at minute one hundred is not the quality of your inputs at minute twenty. Knowing how you fly tired is more useful information than knowing how you fly fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho this is the right booking for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomeone treating this as the first paid hour of a career change rather than as a gift or an afternoon out. If you are budgeting a full private pilot program, two logged hours at the front of it is not an indulgence — it is two hours you do not buy again later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe honest limitation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo hours does not make you a pilot and it does not shorten the certificate. The minimum in 14 CFR 61.109 is 40 hours, and what most people actually need is more than the minimum. This flight moves the counter by two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy this one for the training value, not for the view.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCheckable facts about this operation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery type in the fleet is school property, serviced on site. Instruction for hire triggers the 100-hour interval written into 14 CFR 91.409(b), and we would rather carry that cost than argue about it with an owner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven instructors, matched to students one at a time and changeable if the pairing is wrong. Each holds a CFI alongside a commercial certificate or an ATP.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Redbird MCX lives on the field. It is enclosed, it sits on a motion base, it holds FAA approval, and a standalone booking is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe flyable-days figure for this field is 355, counted from NOAA ASOS records over the year to 1 August 2026 rather than estimated from a brochure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed prices, published in full. The figure you agree at the start is the figure at the end, which is the point of buying a program rather than hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457580349,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"discovery-flight-for-one-90-minutes","title":"Discovery Flight For One — 90 Minutes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNinety minutes buys you the practice area\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eThe extra half hour is not more sightseeing. It is the difference between staying near the field and getting out to a practice area with time to repeat a maneuver until it stops being random. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$299\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$299\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA single-engine trainer from the fleet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, in your name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCounts toward\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe 40 hours of flight time in 14 CFR 61.109\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnrollment credit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe full \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$299\u003c\/span\u003e if you enroll within 24 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e180 lb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the additional thirty minutes actually buys\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn hour at a towered Class D field spends a real share of itself on the ground and in the departure sequence. Taxi, run-up, hold short, clearance, climb out from under the Class B shelf. By the time the airplane is level and clear of the corridor, a sixty-minute booking has begun counting down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNinety minutes gets you past that. There is room for a climb, a set of clearing turns, medium and steeper banks, slow flight taken to the edge of the buffet with an instructor talking you through it, and then the same sequence again with your own hands correcting your own errors. Repetition is what turns a maneuver from an accident into a skill, and the second attempt is the one that teaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich booking is right\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake the sixty-minute flight if you want a decision. Take this one if you have already decided and want a first lesson that carries its weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whole \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$299\u003c\/span\u003e is credited against any program you enroll in within 24 hours, on the same terms as the shorter flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA word about the weather here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVan Nuys produced 355 days that met a 3,000 ft and 5 sm over the year ending 1 August 2026, from NOAA ASOS records, with four qualifying daytime hours required for a day to count. Mornings are the exception rather than the rule — the marine layer sits over this basin into the late morning in May and June, and a 9am booking in early summer is the one most likely to move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeather almost never stops training here. Your own calendar does.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe operation underneath\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe bought the airplanes rather than renting them from private owners, so the maintenance decisions are made here. 14 CFR 91.409(b) puts an airplane that gives instruction for hire on a 100-hour inspection interval, and that bill lands on us.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are eleven instructors, which is enough that a full schedule does not stall on one person's diary. Every one meets the same standard: CFI, commercial certificate or ATP, current medical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn enclosed, motion-based Redbird MCX, FAA-approved, is part of the operation rather than an add-on to it. Priced at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e when booked by itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e355 training days a year, taken from NOAA ASOS records at this field and judged against a stated minimum of 3,000 ft and 5 sm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo quote to request and no range to interpret. Program prices are fixed, published, and the same for everyone who walks in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457613117,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"discovery-flight-for-two","title":"Discovery Flight For Two","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo people aboard. One logbook entry.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eThe same opening lesson as the single booking, with a seat for somebody else. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$299\u003c\/span\u003e. Be clear on one point before you book: one of you is flying and the other is along for the ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$299\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA four-seat single from the fleet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of you, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, for the person flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCounts toward\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe 40 hours of flight time in 14 CFR 61.109\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnrollment credit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe full \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$299\u003c\/span\u003e if that person enrolls within 24 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e180 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e360 lb\u003c\/span\u003e combined\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow the seats work\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn airplane has one set of controls in front of the left seat and one in front of the right, and the right seat belongs to the instructor. That puts your companion behind you. They can see, hear the radio calls on a headset, and talk to you both, and they cannot fly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecide before you arrive which of you is the student. Switching mid-flight is not a thing that happens; it costs the landing and takeoff sequence that the swap would require, and it halves both people's lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the second seat is worth paying for anyway\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe person funding a flight training program is frequently not the person flying it. Partners and parents who have been in the airplane ask better questions afterward and worry about different things than the ones they worried about before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the flight to book when the decision is a household decision rather than an individual one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the flying half covers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreflight walkaround, ground briefing, taxi and radio inside Class D airspace that sits directly below the Los Angeles Class B, then climb, level-off, turns and slow flight with your hands on the controls. Takeoff and landing are flown by your instructor. The debrief afterward is written, short and specific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook this one when two people need convincing and only one of them will be flying.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat we can prove on day one\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix types, all owned here, all maintained here. When an airplane is due for the 100-hour inspection that 14 CFR 91.409(b) demands of a trainer, it comes off the line and gets one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructing staff: eleven. Credentials, without exception: a flight instructor certificate, a commercial certificate or an ATP behind it, and a medical in date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne simulator, and it is a good one: an FAA-approved Redbird MCX, enclosed cockpit, motion base. Booked on its own it costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeather costs a full-time student roughly ten days a year here. NOAA ASOS records put 355 days above 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the twelve months ending 1 August 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery program price is printed on this store. There are no ranges, no block-rate discounts and no number you have to ask for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457645885,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"discovery-flight-for-two-120-minutes","title":"Discovery Flight For Two — 120 Minutes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo hours, three people, one lesson\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$499\u003c\/span\u003e. The longest two-person booking we sell, and the one with room for a genuine navigation leg rather than a circuit of the practice area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$499\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA four-seat single from the fleet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of you, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, for the person flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCounts toward\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe 40 hours of flight time in 14 CFR 61.109\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnrollment credit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe full \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$499\u003c\/span\u003e if that person enrolls within 24 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e180 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e360 lb\u003c\/span\u003e combined\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat a two-hour slot covers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeparture, airwork, a leg away from the field with a heading and a landmark to find, and a return with enough time left that you fly the approach rather than watch it. Four objectives in one booking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the person in the back it is also the version that answers the question they actually have, which is not whether flying is fun. It is whether the pilot in the left seat looks like someone who can be trusted with this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe cost conversation this flight starts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo hours logged is two hours you never buy again. Set against the forty-hour floor written into 14 CFR 61.109, that is five percent, and against what a real student actually flies it is a smaller share than that. It moves the number. It does not move it much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$499\u003c\/span\u003e is credited against any program if enrollment happens within 24 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFuel, weight and the summer air\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA four-seat single with three people and full tanks is a heavier airplane than the one in the brochure photograph, and Van Nuys sits at 802 ft with density altitude that behaves like roughly 4,100 ft on a 100°F September afternoon. The published limits are \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e180 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person and \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e360 lb\u003c\/span\u003e combined, and 14 CFR 91.103 makes the performance calculation a legal duty rather than a courtesy. Morning slots outperform afternoon ones in late summer, and we will say so when you book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn September, take the early slot. The airplane climbs better and so does your instructor's mood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVerifiable, on the first day of trading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fleet is bought, not borrowed. Six types, one owner, one maintenance program, and an inspection interval set by 14 CFR 91.409(b) because these airplanes teach for hire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe instructing staff numbers eleven. Three credentials are required of every one of them: a flight instructor certificate, an ATP or a commercial certificate behind it, and a medical that has not lapsed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is an FAA-approved Redbird MCX on site, on a motion base and closed in. A session on its own is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e, and no session has ever been lost to weather.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNOAA ASOS records for this field give 355 training days in the year ending 1 August 2026, tested against 3,000 ft and 5 sm with four qualifying daytime hours needed before a day counts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat you enroll at is what is published. We do not run block rates and we do not negotiate, which is what makes a fixed price mean anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457678653,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"discovery-flight-for-two-90-minutes","title":"Discovery Flight For Two — 90 Minutes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNinety minutes with a passenger in the back\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e for the extended version of the two-person booking. The additional thirty minutes go to the person flying, not to the view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA four-seat single from the fleet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of you, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, for the person flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCounts toward\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe 40 hours of flight time in 14 CFR 61.109\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnrollment credit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe full \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e if that person enrolls within 24 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e180 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e360 lb\u003c\/span\u003e combined\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the extra time goes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut of the pattern and into a practice area, where a maneuver can be flown, corrected and flown again. The second attempt at slow flight is the one that teaches something; the first is mostly a demonstration you happened to be holding the controls for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA ninety-minute slot also absorbs a delay. A departure sequence behind two business jets does not eat the whole lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSomething to settle before you arrive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rear seat is a real seat, and it is a warm one in August with the canopy closed on the ramp. If your companion is prone to motion sickness, ninety minutes is the wrong booking for them and the sixty-minute flight is the right one. We would rather say that now than have you find out over the Santa Susanas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAfterwards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flying pilot leaves with a signed logbook entry and a written debrief. The passenger leaves with a much more accurate idea of what the next eighteen months of somebody else's life is going to look like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotion sickness is the most common reason a longer first flight goes badly. Plan for it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe standards this school runs to\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwnership rather than access: the six airframes belong to the school and are looked after in our own shop, which is why the schedule does not depend on somebody else's asset.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven people instruct here. Each carries a CFI, each holds either a commercial certificate or an ATP, and each keeps a medical in date under 14 CFR 61.23.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Redbird MCX here moves and is fully enclosed, which makes it worth using for scan and procedure work. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e gets you a session of it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e355 days a year clear the minima we train to, 3,000 ft and 5 sm, on NOAA ASOS records for this field. What that measurement does not model — wind, and thin layers the sensor misreads — is published alongside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe price list is the website. Nothing is quoted privately, nothing is discounted for signing on the day, and no figure appears here as a range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457711421,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"discovery-flight-from-los-angeles-to-camarillo-for-a-lunch-event-for-two","title":"Discovery Flight From Los Angeles To Camarillo For A Lunch Event For Two","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA round trip with a landing at the far end\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e for two people, out of Van Nuys to Camarillo and back, with time on the ground in between. What makes it worth the money is not the lunch. It is the landing at an airport that is not yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e for two\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys (KVNY) to Camarillo (KCMA) and back\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA single from the training fleet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of you, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, for the person flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLunch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot included. Venue prices vary and we do not mark them up.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e180 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e360 lb\u003c\/span\u003e combined\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBooking\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDate confirmed by us, weather permitting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy a second airport is the point\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything about your home field eventually becomes furniture. You know the pattern, the frequencies, the taxiways and where the sun will be. Flying to a different towered field forces you to do the work properly: plan a route, get the weather for a destination, listen to an unfamiliar ATIS, find a runway you have not seen before and put an airplane on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCross-country flying is where a private pilot certificate stops being an exercise and starts being transport. 14 CFR 61.109 requires cross-country time for exactly that reason, and this trip is a demonstration of what that requirement is actually protecting against.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the day looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlanning and preflight at Van Nuys, a departure to the northwest, a leg over terrain that separates the basin from the Oxnard plain, an arrival and landing at Camarillo, and a stop on the ground. Then the same problem in reverse, which is a different problem, because the weather has moved and so has the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour instructor is pilot in command and takes the takeoffs and the landings. You fly the legs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBeing straight about the lunch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou buy your own. We do not resell food and the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e is the flying. If the weather closes the route we move the date rather than fly it badly, and that is not a negotiation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe value in this trip is the second airport, not the meal at it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOperating facts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe bought the airplanes rather than renting them from private owners, so the maintenance decisions are made here. 14 CFR 91.409(b) puts an airplane that gives instruction for hire on a 100-hour inspection interval, and that bill lands on us.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are eleven instructors, which is enough that a full schedule does not stall on one person's diary. Every one meets the same standard: CFI, commercial certificate or ATP, current medical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn enclosed, motion-based Redbird MCX, FAA-approved, is part of the operation rather than an add-on to it. Priced at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e when booked by itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e355 training days a year, taken from NOAA ASOS records at this field and judged against a stated minimum of 3,000 ft and 5 sm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo quote to request and no range to interpret. Program prices are fixed, published, and the same for everyone who walks in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457776957,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"discovery-flight-from-los-angeles-to-camarillo-for-a-lunch-event-for-two-gift-certificate","title":"Discovery Flight From Los Angeles To Camarillo For A Lunch Event For Two Gift Certificate","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Camarillo round trip, bought in advance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eA \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e certificate covering the Van Nuys to Camarillo flight for two, redeemed by the recipient on a date that suits them and the weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eValue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCovers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe round trip to Camarillo (KCMA) and back for two people\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys (KVNY) to Camarillo and return\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho flies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhichever of them takes the left side; the time is logged as dual instruction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLunch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot included and not marked up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScheduling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe recipient picks a date; we confirm it, weather permitting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e180 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e360 lb\u003c\/span\u003e combined\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you are actually buying for somebody\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cross-country flight with a landing at a second towered airport, which is a considerably better present for a person who is interested in flying than a lap of the local practice area. They plan a route, work a destination weather report, and fly two legs with an instructor beside them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also the version of this that survives a diary. Nobody has to be free on a particular Saturday when you buy it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow redemption works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe certificate is issued against this purchase and the recipient contacts the school to schedule. Dates are confirmed rather than promised in advance, because a marginal route over terrain is one we move instead of flying. Cancellations are rare here, with 355 days clearing 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the year to 1 August 2026, but this particular trip is among the ones that occasionally slips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy the certificate rather than the date. The weather does not consult calendars.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe operation behind the certificate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery type in the fleet is school property, serviced on site. Instruction for hire triggers the 100-hour interval written into 14 CFR 91.409(b), and we would rather carry that cost than argue about it with an owner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven instructors, matched to students one at a time and changeable if the pairing is wrong. Each holds a CFI alongside a commercial certificate or an ATP.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Redbird MCX lives on the field. It is enclosed, it sits on a motion base, it holds FAA approval, and a standalone booking is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe flyable-days figure for this field is 355, counted from NOAA ASOS records over the year to 1 August 2026 rather than estimated from a brochure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed prices, published in full. The figure you agree at the start is the figure at the end, which is the point of buying a program rather than hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"$699.00","offer_id":52957457809725,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"discovery-flight-using-a-redbird-full-motion-flight-simulator","title":"Discovery Flight Using A Redbird Full Motion Flight Simulator","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Redbird MCX session, priced by the session\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e buys a guided session in the Redbird MCX: enclosed cockpit, motion base, FAA approval, an instructor next to you. It is not priced by the hour, and weather has never cancelled one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e a session\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDevice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRedbird MCX — motion base, enclosed cockpit, FAA-approved\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInstructor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePresent throughout\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeather\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIrrelevant. The device flies on days the airplanes do not.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInside the programs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo hours of it in Standard and Premium; \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e in Comprehensive\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat a simulator is genuinely good at\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProcedures. Radio phraseology, checklist flows, instrument scan, holding patterns, approach setup, and emergencies you would never induce in an airplane on purpose. In the box you can freeze the scenario, reposition, and fly the same approach four times in the time one attempt would take in the air. Repetition at that price is the least expensive learning in the whole syllabus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also where an engine failure gets practised at two hundred feet without anybody's heart rate becoming a safety factor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is bad at, which we will say out loud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLandings. The seat-of-the-pants cues that tell you the airplane is about to stop flying are the cues a simulator reproduces least well, and a student who learns to flare in a box learns something they will have to unlearn. We spend simulator time on scan, radio and procedure, and we go and fly the airplane for the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone selling you simulator time as a substitute for airplane time is selling you the cheaper product, not the better one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the session fits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a first exposure for somebody who wants to see the workload before spending money on a flight, it works and it costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e. As a low-cost way to keep a procedure sharp between lessons, it works better. Standard and Premium programs carry \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e simulator hours and the Comprehensive carries \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e, so the device is not an add-on to a program — it is part of one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimulator time is where a procedure costs least to learn, and where a landing is learned worst.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat we can show you on the field\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix airframes sit on this ramp and the school owns all six outright. Nothing is brokered in, nothing is on leaseback, and the shop that services them is ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven on the instructing roster. All of them fly on a commercial certificate or an ATP, all of them teach on a CFI, and none of them instruct on an expired medical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcedure work happens in the Redbird MCX rather than in an airplane, because it is cheaper and because it can be stopped and rewound. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e a session standalone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe counted the weather rather than guessing at it: 355 days here cleared 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the year to 1 August 2026, from NOAA ASOS records, and the method is published with its limitations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished pricing, all of it, with no spreads. A program costs one number and that number is on its page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457842493,"sku":null,"price":189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"experience-the-freedom-of-flight-for-teens","title":"Flight Training Package For Teens — Ages 10 To 15","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA structured block of real lessons, ages 10 to 15\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$4,200\u003c\/span\u003e for a defined package of dual flight instruction with one instructor, ground instruction pitched at a younger student, and a logbook that records every flight. The hours are real hours and they do not expire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$4,200\u003c\/span\u003e, fixed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAges\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 to 15\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne-to-one dual flight instruction with a dedicated instructor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlso includes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGround instruction on the fundamentals, a personal logbook and a completion certificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA single-engine trainer from the fleet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is pilot in command\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe instructor, on every flight, always\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat a young student actually does in the airplane\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlies it. Hands on the controls, climbing, turning, holding a heading, talking through what the airplane is doing and why. Takeoffs and landings belong to the instructor, who also holds legal command of the aircraft for the whole flight. That is a regulatory fact rather than a formality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGround instruction is pitched at the age rather than watered down. The physics of why a wing works does not get simpler for a twelve-year-old, but the order you teach it in does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe thing to be clear about before you buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA student in this age range cannot solo. The FAA sets a minimum age for a student pilot certificate and for solo flight in an airplane, and everybody in this program is below it. Every hour is flown with an instructor aboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is not a limitation of the package, it is the law, and any program implying otherwise for a child of this age is describing something that cannot happen. What the hours do is count: they are logged, signed, and they sit in the logbook waiting for the day a certificate becomes possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhether this is a good use of the money\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a young person who is genuinely interested, yes. Logged dual instruction at fourteen is time that never has to be flown again, and the habits built early with a professional instructor are better habits than the ones built late.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a young person who is politely interested because an adult is, no. Buy a single lesson first and find out. That is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e and it answers the question honestly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy one lesson before you buy a package. Enthusiasm at the airport gate is not the same as enthusiasm at hour six.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the parents should know we can prove\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix airframes sit on this ramp and the school owns all six outright. Nothing is brokered in, nothing is on leaseback, and the shop that services them is ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven on the instructing roster. All of them fly on a commercial certificate or an ATP, all of them teach on a CFI, and none of them instruct on an expired medical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhoever occupies the right seat holds the legal command of the aircraft on these flights. It is a regulatory position rather than a courtesy title.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcedure work happens in the Redbird MCX rather than in an airplane, because it is cheaper and because it can be stopped and rewound. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e a session standalone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe counted the weather rather than guessing at it: 355 days here cleared 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the year to 1 August 2026, from NOAA ASOS records, and the method is published with its limitations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished pricing, all of it, with no spreads. A program costs one number and that number is on its page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957457875261,"sku":null,"price":4200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"flight-training-credit-gift-certificate-2500","title":"Flight Training Credit — Gift Certificate","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredit against anything we teach\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eThree denominations — \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$1,000\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$2,500\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,000\u003c\/span\u003e — applied against any program, discovery flight or simulator session. It is not tied to one product, which makes it the useful thing to give a person who has not chosen yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDenominations\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$1,000\u003c\/span\u003e · \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$2,500\u003c\/span\u003e · \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,000\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRedeemable against\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAny program, flight or Redbird session on this store\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDelivery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSent by email — either straight to them, or to you if you would rather hand it over yourself\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAmount shown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYour choice — printed on the certificate or kept private\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExpiry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the middle denomination is the interesting one\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$2,500\u003c\/span\u003e is the figure our financing starts at, so a certificate of that size covers the deposit on a program outright. Somebody handed one is not being given a nice gesture toward a hobby — they are being given the part of the decision that usually stops it, which is the money that has to appear before anything begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$1,000\u003c\/span\u003e covers a first lesson and a simulator block with room over. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,000\u003c\/span\u003e is most of a solo package.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it behaves\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt does not expire, it carries the name of whoever bought it, and it can be spent in pieces rather than all at once. Someone can fly a \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e assessment flight against it, think for a month, and put the rest toward a program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt cannot be exchanged for cash and it is not a payment instrument. It is credit at one school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the credit is likely to go\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe programs it most often lands against are the Standard Private Pilot at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$10,900\u003c\/span\u003e, the Comprehensive at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e and the Solo package at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,500\u003c\/span\u003e. All of those prices are published, so the recipient can work out exactly what the certificate covers before spending it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGive money toward a decision, not a voucher for an experience.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the credit is spent at\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe bought the airplanes rather than renting them from private owners, so the maintenance decisions are made here. 14 CFR 91.409(b) puts an airplane that gives instruction for hire on a 100-hour inspection interval, and that bill lands on us.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are eleven instructors, which is enough that a full schedule does not stall on one person's diary. Every one meets the same standard: CFI, commercial certificate or ATP, current medical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn enclosed, motion-based Redbird MCX, FAA-approved, is part of the operation rather than an add-on to it. Priced at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e when booked by itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e355 training days a year, taken from NOAA ASOS records at this field and judged against a stated minimum of 3,000 ft and 5 sm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo quote to request and no range to interpret. Program prices are fixed, published, and the same for everyone who walks in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"$1,000","offer_id":52957457908029,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$2,500","offer_id":52957457940797,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$5,000","offer_id":52957457973565,"sku":null,"price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"in-person-consultation","title":"Free In-Person Consultation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHalf an hour, a plan, and a total\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eNo charge. You come to the field, sit with an instructor, and leave with a specific answer to the question you actually have: which program, in what order, what it comes to, and how long it takes at the tempo you can realistically fly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFree\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 30 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho you meet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA flight instructor, not a salesperson\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat you leave with\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA program, a sequence, a total and a timeline\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlso covered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinancing, medical requirements, and what the price does not include\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhere\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat gets decided in the meeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich certificate you are actually aiming at, which is a real question and not a formality. A person who wants to fly themselves and three friends to Mammoth needs a different plan from a person leaving a career to fly for a living, and the two plans diverge at the first purchase, not the fifth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen the sequence. Ratings taken in the wrong order cost money — buying a glass-cockpit program before you have soloed is the most common example, and it is the one we talk people out of most often. Then the tempo, which is the single biggest variable in what a certificate ends up costing and the one you control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the total. Every program price is on this store already, so the meeting is not where you find out what things cost. It is where you find out which ones apply to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat we will tell you that you may not want to hear\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat an FAA medical, the subject of 14 CFR 61.23, should be settled before you spend anything, because a condition you do not know about yet can end a professional plan at the beginning, and finding out at hour ninety is expensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat flying twice a month is the most expensive way to earn a certificate, because relearning is not free, and that is where most of the hidden cost in flight training comes from. And that some costs are yours rather than ours — the written test, the examiner, a headset, the medical — which we will name, though we do not publish figures for other people's fees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is not\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a sales appointment with a discount attached to signing that day. There is no such discount. The prices are fixed and published and they are the same on Tuesday as they are in the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSettle the medical first, ahead of every other expense. Nothing else tests the plan so cheaply.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you can see while you are here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery type in the fleet is school property, serviced on site. Instruction for hire triggers the 100-hour interval written into 14 CFR 91.409(b), and we would rather carry that cost than argue about it with an owner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven instructors, matched to students one at a time and changeable if the pairing is wrong. Each holds a CFI alongside a commercial certificate or an ATP.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Redbird MCX lives on the field. It is enclosed, it sits on a motion base, it holds FAA approval, and a standalone booking is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe flyable-days figure for this field is 355, counted from NOAA ASOS records over the year to 1 August 2026 rather than estimated from a brochure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed prices, published in full. The figure you agree at the start is the figure at the end, which is the point of buying a program rather than hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458006333,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"instrument-rating-course","title":"Instrument Rating Course At Van Nuys Airport","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePhase two: the rating that makes the certificate useful\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$11,700\u003c\/span\u003e, fixed. An instrument rating is the difference between a certificate that works on good days and one that works on most days, and on a career track it is not optional — it is the prerequisite the rest of the sequence is waiting on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$11,700\u003c\/span\u003e, fixed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrerequisite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA private pilot certificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePiper Warrior, Piper Arrow II or Diamond DA20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSimulator\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRedbird MCX time built into the course\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncludes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlight training to the practical test standard, one-to-one ground instruction, written-exam preparation, stage checks and checkride preparation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft rate inside the program\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour, wet, single-engine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRunning total\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e for the Comprehensive private program plus \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$11,700\u003c\/span\u003e here\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the rating actually teaches\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlying an airplane accurately by reference to instruments while somebody talks to you, and making decisions from a weather picture rather than from a window. Holds, precision and non-precision approaches, and cross-country flying inside the air traffic system rather than around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Los Angeles basin is a good place to learn the system half of that. The airspace is dense, the clearances are real, and a student who can work a busy frequency here is not going to be intimidated anywhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe downside of learning instruments in Southern California, which nobody advertises\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will log very little actual instrument time. The same weather that gives Van Nuys 355 flyable training days a year — counted from NOAA ASOS records over the year ending 1 August 2026 — is weather that produces almost no cloud to fly inside. Most of your instrument time here is simulated, under a hood or in the Redbird MCX.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is good for tempo and bad for experience, and it means a newly rated instrument pilot from this field should be conservative about their first real approach in cloud. We say so during the course rather than after it. The marine layer that sits over the basin on May and June mornings is the one reliable source of the real thing, and we schedule around it deliberately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the simulator earns its place\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn approach can be flown, stopped, repositioned and flown again in the Redbird MCX in the time a single attempt takes in the airplane. For procedure work and instrument scan, no part of the rating costs less to learn. It is poor for landings, which is why we do not use it for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStaying current afterwards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rating does not maintain itself. Recent experience for carrying passengers, and for commanding an aircraft under instrument flight rules, is set out in 14 CFR 61.57, and an instrument rating that lapses is a rating you have to spend money to get back. Plan the currency flying into the year after the checkride, not into the month you notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthern California gives you tempo and takes away actual instrument conditions. Both halves are true.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFacts behind the course\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe bought the airplanes rather than renting them from private owners, so the maintenance decisions are made here. 14 CFR 91.409(b) puts an airplane that gives instruction for hire on a 100-hour inspection interval, and that bill lands on us.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are eleven instructors, which is enough that a full schedule does not stall on one person's diary. Every one meets the same standard: CFI, commercial certificate or ATP, current medical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn enclosed, motion-based Redbird MCX, FAA-approved, is part of the operation rather than an add-on to it. Priced at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e when booked by itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e355 training days a year, taken from NOAA ASOS records at this field and judged against a stated minimum of 3,000 ft and 5 sm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo quote to request and no range to interpret. Program prices are fixed, published, and the same for everyone who walks in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 61, stated plainly. The curriculum, the prices and the hours are published; a pass rate and a graduate count are not, because there is no honest one to print yet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfhon\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStated plainly, because the name invites the question\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe train under Part 61. There is no airline behind this school, no cadet program, no pathway agreement and no hiring relationship with any carrier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo employment is promised or implied by anything on this page. We do not publish a pass rate, a placement figure or a graduate count, and we will not until there is a real one to publish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrice, syllabus, hours and the applicable regulation: those are published, and they are what a decision should be made on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458039101,"sku":null,"price":11700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"luxury-discovery-flight-add-a-guest-120-minutes","title":"Luxury Discovery Flight, Add A Guest — 120 Minutes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo hours, three seats, and somewhere to go\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$899\u003c\/span\u003e. The longest booking on the SR22 Turbo, and the one where the airplane is asked to do the job it was designed for with a full cabin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$899\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePeople aboard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree, plus the instructor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCirrus SR22 Turbo — turbocharged, glass flight deck, CAPS whole-airframe parachute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne person, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, for that person\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e200 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person; combined limit confirmed at booking\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy two hours changes the argument\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA turbocharged single carrying three people somewhere is a transport aircraft. Flown for an hour around a practice area it is an expensive trainer. This booking is the one that shows you the first version, and that is the version worth deciding on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect the workload to arrive on the way home rather than on the way out. Descent, arrival and a busy Class D pattern with a fast airplane and a tired pilot is where the demands land, and having an instructor beside you the first time that happens is the whole value of doing it under instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe honest cost comparison\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the most expensive discovery booking we sell. If the reason for it is the occasion rather than the airplane, the two-hour single-engine flight at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e gives the person flying the same logged time for less money. Say so and we will book that instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the reason is that you are seriously considering the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e Premium program, this is the correct expenditure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePlanning around the heat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVan Nuys is 802 ft and performs like roughly 4,100 ft on a hot September afternoon. Three adults, full fuel and a summer afternoon is the combination that most reduces climb performance, and 14 CFR 91.103 puts that calculation on the pilot in command before the flight, not after it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you want the occasion, book the single. If you want the airplane, book this.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStandards, stated so you can check them\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix airframes sit on this ramp and the school owns all six outright. Nothing is brokered in, nothing is on leaseback, and the shop that services them is ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven on the instructing roster. All of them fly on a commercial certificate or an ATP, all of them teach on a CFI, and none of them instruct on an expired medical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcedure work happens in the Redbird MCX rather than in an airplane, because it is cheaper and because it can be stopped and rewound. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e a session standalone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe counted the weather rather than guessing at it: 355 days here cleared 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the year to 1 August 2026, from NOAA ASOS records, and the method is published with its limitations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished pricing, all of it, with no spreads. A program costs one number and that number is on its page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458071869,"sku":null,"price":899.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"luxury-discovery-flight-add-a-guest-60-minutes","title":"Luxury Discovery Flight, Add A Guest — 60 Minutes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe same hour in the SR22, with a third seat filled\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$499\u003c\/span\u003e. This is the Cirrus booking for a group of three rather than two — one person flying from the left seat, two behind on headsets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$499\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePeople aboard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree, plus the instructor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCirrus SR22 Turbo — turbocharged, glass flight deck, CAPS whole-airframe parachute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne person, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, for that person\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e200 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person; combined limit confirmed at booking\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the third seat costs what it costs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight. Every pound aboard is a pound of performance, and on a warm day at a field that behaves like 4,100 ft, three adults plus fuel is a different airplane from two. The price difference reflects the fuel load and the scheduling, not the number of headsets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe confirm the combined figure against the actual people on the booking rather than publishing one number and hoping. The per-person published limit is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e200 lb\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the two people not flying get out of it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe radio, the view forward over a glass panel, and a much better sense of what the person in the left seat is being asked to do. If they are funding a program, that hour is the most useful sixty minutes they will spend on the decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA limit worth knowing before you book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne logbook entry comes out of this flight, and it belongs to the person in the left seat. Three people cannot each log an hour of dual from one flight, and any school telling you otherwise is describing something the regulations do not allow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree aboard is a weight-and-balance problem before it is anything else.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCheckable operating standards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwnership rather than access: the six airframes belong to the school and are looked after in our own shop, which is why the schedule does not depend on somebody else's asset.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven people instruct here. Each carries a CFI, each holds either a commercial certificate or an ATP, and each keeps a medical in date under 14 CFR 61.23.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Redbird MCX here moves and is fully enclosed, which makes it worth using for scan and procedure work. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e gets you a session of it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e355 days a year clear the minima we train to, 3,000 ft and 5 sm, on NOAA ASOS records for this field. What that measurement does not model — wind, and thin layers the sensor misreads — is published alongside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe price list is the website. Nothing is quoted privately, nothing is discounted for signing on the day, and no figure appears here as a range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458104637,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"luxury-discovery-flight-add-a-guest-90-minutes","title":"Luxury Discovery Flight, Add A Guest — 90 Minutes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNinety minutes, three aboard, one pilot flying\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e for the extended three-seat Cirrus booking. The extra half hour goes to the person in the left seat; the other two get a longer ride out of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePeople aboard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree, plus the instructor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCirrus SR22 Turbo — turbocharged, glass flight deck, CAPS whole-airframe parachute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne person, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, for that person\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e200 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person; combined limit confirmed at booking\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat ninety minutes adds\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoom to fly a route rather than a circuit. The flight deck gets set up for a leg, the leg gets flown, and the person at the controls does the navigating instead of watching it happen. That is the part of a high-performance single that justifies the airplane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also gives the instructor time to hand over more. A sixty-minute flight with three aboard is a busy sixty minutes; ninety leaves margin for a second attempt at something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLoad and temperature\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree adults and fuel in warm air is a real performance question, not a formality. Van Nuys is 802 ft above sea level and flies like roughly 4,100 ft when September hits 100°F, and 14 CFR 91.103 makes the runway and climb calculation a duty of the pilot in command. Early slots climb better. We will offer you one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this booking does not do\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt does not produce three logbook entries, and it is not three lessons sold at a discount. One person is the student. The other two are passengers with a good view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf all three of you want to learn, buy three separate lessons. This is not that.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is verifiable here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fleet is bought, not borrowed. Six types, one owner, one maintenance program, and an inspection interval set by 14 CFR 91.409(b) because these airplanes teach for hire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe instructing staff numbers eleven. Three credentials are required of every one of them: a flight instructor certificate, an ATP or a commercial certificate behind it, and a medical that has not lapsed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is an FAA-approved Redbird MCX on site, on a motion base and closed in. A session on its own is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e, and no session has ever been lost to weather.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNOAA ASOS records for this field give 355 training days in the year ending 1 August 2026, tested against 3,000 ft and 5 sm with four qualifying daytime hours needed before a day counts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat you enroll at is what is published. We do not run block rates and we do not negotiate, which is what makes a fixed price mean anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458137405,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"luxury-discovery-flight-for-two","title":"Luxury Discovery Flight For Two","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAn hour in the airplane the Premium program is built around\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eOur Premium Private Pilot program costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e, and every one of its hours happens in the turbocharged Cirrus. This booking is how you sit in one before committing to that. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e for the hour, with a companion seat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCirrus SR22 Turbo — turbocharged, glass flight deck, CAPS whole-airframe parachute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of you, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, for the person flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone published for this airframe. It is priced inside the Premium program.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e200 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e400 lb\u003c\/span\u003e combined\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is different about flying this one\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe panel is glass, so the information you need arrives already assembled instead of being read off six separate instruments and put together in your head. That sounds like an advantage and at hour one it partly is. It is also the reason we do not recommend starting a certificate in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe airframe carries a ballistic parachute for the whole aircraft, which is a genuine difference in the emergency options available to the pilot and not a marketing feature. It is turbocharged, which matters more on a hot Van Nuys afternoon at a density altitude behaving like 4,100 ft than it does on a cool morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOur position on learning in this airplane\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost people should not do their first forty hours here. A glass panel does some of the interpreting for you, and the habits that build in a simpler airplane — looking outside, holding an attitude, knowing where you are without being told — build faster when nothing is doing the work for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Premium program at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e exists because some people have a specific reason to train in this airframe: they already own one, they intend to, or the type is what their next step requires. That is a good reason. Wanting the nicer airplane is not, and we will tell you so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this booking is genuinely good for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeciding between the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e Comprehensive program and the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e Premium one. Sixty minutes in the airframe settles that question in a way no amount of reading will, and it is a cheap way to answer an expensive question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFly it before you buy the program built around it. That is the entire point of this booking.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat stands behind the price\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe bought the airplanes rather than renting them from private owners, so the maintenance decisions are made here. 14 CFR 91.409(b) puts an airplane that gives instruction for hire on a 100-hour inspection interval, and that bill lands on us.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are eleven instructors, which is enough that a full schedule does not stall on one person's diary. Every one meets the same standard: CFI, commercial certificate or ATP, current medical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn enclosed, motion-based Redbird MCX, FAA-approved, is part of the operation rather than an add-on to it. Priced at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e when booked by itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e355 training days a year, taken from NOAA ASOS records at this field and judged against a stated minimum of 3,000 ft and 5 sm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo quote to request and no range to interpret. Program prices are fixed, published, and the same for everyone who walks in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458170173,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"luxury-discovery-flight-for-two-120-minutes","title":"Luxury Discovery Flight For Two — 120 Minutes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo hours is enough to leave the basin and come back\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e, and the Cirrus booking with enough endurance for a proper leg out and a leg home rather than a lap of the practice area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCirrus SR22 Turbo — turbocharged, glass flight deck, CAPS whole-airframe parachute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of you, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, for the person flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot published for this airframe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e200 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e400 lb\u003c\/span\u003e combined\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat two hours in this airframe demonstrates\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe case for a turbocharged, fast single is a cross-country case. It is not visible in a circuit and it is barely visible in ninety minutes. Give it two hours and a destination and the airplane starts making an argument for itself: it holds altitude in warm air, it covers ground, and the flight deck keeps the navigation problem tidy while you fly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will also see the other half. A faster airplane compresses your decision time, and the workload in the descent and arrival is where a low-time pilot in a high-performance single gets behind. Two hours is long enough for that to happen at least once, under instruction, which is exactly where it should happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere this sits against the programs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the pre-purchase flight for the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e Premium Private Pilot program. If you finish it convinced, the program is a defensible decision. If you finish it thinking the airplane was doing more of the work than you were, the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e Comprehensive program is the better one and you have saved \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$6,600\u003c\/span\u003e by finding out in an afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWeight, heat and honest planning\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished limits are \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e200 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person and \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e400 lb\u003c\/span\u003e combined. Van Nuys sits at 802 ft and performs like roughly 4,100 ft on a hot September afternoon, and 14 CFR 91.103 puts the performance calculation on the pilot in command before every flight. Turbocharging helps here more than it helps anywhere else in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fast airplane does not give you more time. It gives you less.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe standards behind this booking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix types, all owned here, all maintained here. When an airplane is due for the 100-hour inspection that 14 CFR 91.409(b) demands of a trainer, it comes off the line and gets one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructing staff: eleven. Credentials, without exception: a flight instructor certificate, a commercial certificate or an ATP behind it, and a medical in date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne simulator, and it is a good one: an FAA-approved Redbird MCX, enclosed cockpit, motion base. Booked on its own it costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeather costs a full-time student roughly ten days a year here. NOAA ASOS records put 355 days above 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the twelve months ending 1 August 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery program price is printed on this store. There are no ranges, no block-rate discounts and no number you have to ask for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458202941,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"luxury-discovery-flight-for-two-90-minutes","title":"Luxury Discovery Flight For Two — 90 Minutes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNinety minutes is where the avionics start to matter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$549\u003c\/span\u003e. An hour in a glass-panel airplane is mostly spent being shown the panel. Ninety minutes is long enough to make it do something under your own hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$549\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCirrus SR22 Turbo — turbocharged, glass flight deck, CAPS whole-airframe parachute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of you, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, for the person flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot published for this airframe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e200 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e400 lb\u003c\/span\u003e combined\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the extra half hour is spent on\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSetting up a leg on the flight deck and then flying it. Loading a destination, reading a moving map against what is actually outside the window, watching the engine page while a turbocharged engine is asked to climb. None of that fits in a sixty-minute slot once the departure sequence at a Class D field has taken its share.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also enough time to be shown, rather than told, why the automation is not the same thing as skill. An autopilot flying a heading is not a pilot flying a heading, and the difference shows up the moment the picture stops matching the plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho books the ninety over the sixty\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople weighing the Premium program at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e against the Comprehensive at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e, and people who already fly and want type familiarity rather than an introduction. If neither describes you, the sixty-minute booking is the better value and we would rather sell you that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe downside, stated plainly\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlass makes an early student slower to build a scan, not faster. The instrument scan you develop when the information is pre-digested is a weaker one, and it has to be rebuilt later. That is a real cost and it is not on the invoice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAutomation is a tool for a pilot who already has the skill. It is not a substitute for acquiring it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFacts you can check\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery type in the fleet is school property, serviced on site. Instruction for hire triggers the 100-hour interval written into 14 CFR 91.409(b), and we would rather carry that cost than argue about it with an owner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven instructors, matched to students one at a time and changeable if the pairing is wrong. Each holds a CFI alongside a commercial certificate or an ATP.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Redbird MCX lives on the field. It is enclosed, it sits on a motion base, it holds FAA approval, and a standalone booking is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe flyable-days figure for this field is 355, counted from NOAA ASOS records over the year to 1 August 2026 rather than estimated from a brochure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed prices, published in full. The figure you agree at the start is the figure at the end, which is the point of buying a program rather than hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458235709,"sku":null,"price":549.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"multi-engine-discovery-flight-120-minutes","title":"Multi-Engine Discovery Flight — 120 Minutes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo hours in a light twin, with somewhere to go\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$899\u003c\/span\u003e and the longest multi-engine booking we sell. It is the one with room for a route, and a twin flown without a route is a twin doing nothing it is good at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$899\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePiper Seminole — twin engine, counter-rotating propellers, retractable gear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, in your name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot published. Sold as a rating, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e for the add-on.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e600 lb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the second hour is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlanning and flying a leg away from Van Nuys with the airplane configured properly for cruise, then bringing it back and setting it up for an arrival. Gear, power, propellers and speed managed in a sequence that has to happen in order, while somebody on a radio asks you to do something else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the actual work of flying a twin, and it does not appear inside an hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it fits in a career sequence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA multi-engine rating is a phase, not a purchase. It sits after the instrument rating for most people, because a twin flown in the system is worth more than a twin flown in good weather, and 14 CFR 61.129 governs the commercial aeronautical experience that the sequence is ultimately built toward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe add-on is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e. This flight is how you decide whether to spend it now or later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe cost warning we will give you unprompted\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo hours in a twin is the most expensive single booking on this store. If what you want is airplane time, you will get more of it, and learn more from it, in a single-engine trainer. If what you want is a decision about the multi-engine phase, this is the right purchase and the single is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a decision-making flight with a large price tag. Buy it for the decision.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat we publish and can show\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwnership rather than access: the six airframes belong to the school and are looked after in our own shop, which is why the schedule does not depend on somebody else's asset.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven people instruct here. Each carries a CFI, each holds either a commercial certificate or an ATP, and each keeps a medical in date under 14 CFR 61.23.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Redbird MCX here moves and is fully enclosed, which makes it worth using for scan and procedure work. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e gets you a session of it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e355 days a year clear the minima we train to, 3,000 ft and 5 sm, on NOAA ASOS records for this field. What that measurement does not model — wind, and thin layers the sensor misreads — is published alongside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe price list is the website. Nothing is quoted privately, nothing is discounted for signing on the day, and no figure appears here as a range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458301245,"sku":null,"price":899.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"multi-engine-discovery-flight-90-minutes","title":"Multi-Engine Discovery Flight — 90 Minutes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNinety minutes of twin time, logged\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e. A sixty-minute booking in a complex twin spends most of itself on checklists. Ninety minutes leaves something over for flying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePiper Seminole — twin engine, counter-rotating propellers, retractable gear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, in your name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot published. The rating costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e and that is how twin hours are sold here.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e600 lb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the time goes in a twin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo of everything means the flows take longer, and they take longer for a good reason. Start, run-up, gear, propeller checks and a departure briefing consume a real share of any booking in this airplane before the wheels leave the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNinety minutes puts a full airwork block on the other side of that: climb, cruise, turns, a descent planned rather than improvised, and a gear-and-flap sequence into the pattern that you configure yourself while the instructor watches you do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho books this rather than the hour\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrivate pilots deciding whether to add the multi-engine rating, and career-track students working out where the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e add-on sits in their sequence. Ninety minutes gives you enough of the workload picture to make that call.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have never flown a light aircraft at all, this is the wrong first flight. Start with the single at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e and come back to the twin later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe honest read on multi-engine time\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwin time is expensive per hour and there is no way around that. What makes it worth buying is the rating attached to it, not the hours themselves. General experience is cheaper to build, and better built, in a single: \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e the hour, wet, for anyone enrolled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy twin time for the rating. Do not buy it to build hours.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVerifiable standards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix types, all owned here, all maintained here. When an airplane is due for the 100-hour inspection that 14 CFR 91.409(b) demands of a trainer, it comes off the line and gets one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructing staff: eleven. Credentials, without exception: a flight instructor certificate, a commercial certificate or an ATP behind it, and a medical in date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne simulator, and it is a good one: an FAA-approved Redbird MCX, enclosed cockpit, motion base. Booked on its own it costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeather costs a full-time student roughly ten days a year here. NOAA ASOS records put 355 days above 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the twelve months ending 1 August 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery program price is printed on this store. There are no ranges, no block-rate discounts and no number you have to ask for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458334013,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"multi-engine-discovery-flight-over-los-angeles","title":"Multi-Engine Discovery Flight","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAn hour in the twin, from the left seat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$499\u003c\/span\u003e for sixty minutes in the Piper Seminole — the airplane a multi-engine rating is earned in, flown by you rather than demonstrated at you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$499\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime booked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePiper Seminole — twin engine, counter-rotating propellers, retractable gear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, in your name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone published for this airframe. The twin is sold as a rating, and \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e is what that rating costs.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e600 lb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat a second engine actually changes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot the flying. Straight and level in a Seminole feels much like straight and level in anything else. What changes is how much has to be managed, and what happens when it is managed out of order: two throttles, two propeller controls, two mixtures, gear that retracts and must be lowered again, and memory items that exist because this airplane punishes hesitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Seminole has counter-rotating propellers, which removes the asymmetry that makes some twins much harder to handle on one engine. That is a design decision made specifically to make the airplane a better trainer, and it is the reason it is the type most people earn the rating in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho this hour is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomebody on a professional track who wants to see what the multi-engine phase involves before committing to the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e add-on. Also pilots who already hold a certificate and want twin time under instruction without buying a rating first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a poor first flight for a complete beginner. A first lesson should have one engine and few systems, and it costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it does not include\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngine-out work. Single-engine handling in a light twin is training, not a demonstration flight, and it belongs inside a rating course with a syllabus behind it. Anyone offering it to you in an introductory hour is selling something they should not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo engines double the systems and roughly double the ways to get it wrong. That is the lesson.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat sits behind this flight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery type in the fleet is school property, serviced on site. Instruction for hire triggers the 100-hour interval written into 14 CFR 91.409(b), and we would rather carry that cost than argue about it with an owner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven instructors, matched to students one at a time and changeable if the pairing is wrong. Each holds a CFI alongside a commercial certificate or an ATP.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Redbird MCX lives on the field. It is enclosed, it sits on a motion base, it holds FAA approval, and a standalone booking is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe flyable-days figure for this field is 355, counted from NOAA ASOS records over the year to 1 August 2026 rather than estimated from a brochure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed prices, published in full. The figure you agree at the start is the figure at the end, which is the point of buying a program rather than hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458399549,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"piper-arrow-ii-hourly-aircraft-rental","title":"Piper Arrow II — Complex Training Aircraft, Van Nuys","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere a private certificate starts turning into a commercial one\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eGear that folds away and a propeller whose pitch you set. That pairing is what the word complex covers in 14 CFR 61.31(e). Enrolled, you fly it for \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e the hour, wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePiper Arrow II\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConfiguration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFour seats, low wing, retractable gear, constant-speed propeller\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRate inside an enrolled program\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour, wet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat the rate covers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe airplane and its fuel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEndorsement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eComplex, under 14 CFR 61.31(e)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrograms it appears in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$11,700\u003c\/span\u003e instrument rating and the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$89,000\u003c\/span\u003e career track\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwnership\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwned by the school and maintained in-house\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy complex time is a phase and not a preference\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore commanding an airplane whose gear folds away, whose flaps move and whose propeller pitch you set, 14 CFR 61.31(e) wants ground training, flight training and an endorsement written into your logbook. 14 CFR 61.129 wants complex time inside the aeronautical experience for a commercial certificate. Those two rules together are the reason this airframe exists in the fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe workload steps up for real. Gear that has to go somewhere, a propeller control that wants managing, and a checklist with no tolerance for improvising. Most students find the first two hours busy and the third one calm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat changes about your flying\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeed control becomes a planning problem rather than a reaction. A retractable airplane descends faster and slows down more reluctantly, so the arrival has to be thought about at the top of descent instead of on final. That habit is the actual skill, and it transfers to every faster airplane you fly afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gear also introduces the single most common expensive mistake in general aviation, which is arriving with it up. The procedures that prevent that are taught here as habits rather than as warnings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it sits in the sequence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the private certificate and usually alongside or after the instrument rating. Buying complex time before you need it is spending money early for no benefit, and 14 CFR 61.129 is the document that tells you when you need it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA retractable airplane does not fly faster. It just gives you less time to think.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow this airplane is operated\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwnership rather than access: the six airframes belong to the school and are looked after in our own shop, which is why the schedule does not depend on somebody else's asset.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven people instruct here. Each carries a CFI, each holds either a commercial certificate or an ATP, and each keeps a medical in date under 14 CFR 61.23.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Redbird MCX here moves and is fully enclosed, which makes it worth using for scan and procedure work. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e gets you a session of it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e355 days a year clear the minima we train to, 3,000 ft and 5 sm, on NOAA ASOS records for this field. What that measurement does not model — wind, and thin layers the sensor misreads — is published alongside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInside a program, a single-engine hour is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e wet — airframe and fuel. The instructor is not in that figure and never has been.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe price list is the website. Nothing is quoted privately, nothing is discounted for signing on the day, and no figure appears here as a range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458432317,"sku":null,"price":179.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"piper-seminole-multi-engine-hourly-aircraft-rental","title":"Piper Seminole — Multi-Engine Training Aircraft, Van Nuys","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe twin, sold inside the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e rating and not by the hour\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003ePropellers turning opposite ways, gear that folds away, and two of most things to keep track of. No hourly rate is published for this airplane; the twin is sold as a rating at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePiper Seminole\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConfiguration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwin engine, counter-rotating propellers, retractable gear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone published, by policy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHow it is sold\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAs part of the multi-engine rating, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e, and inside the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$89,000\u003c\/span\u003e career track\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrerequisite for the rating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAn existing private or commercial certificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwnership\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwned by the school and maintained in-house\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy counter-rotating propellers matter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost light twins spin both propellers in the same direction, and that makes one of the two engines the critical one. Lose that engine and the airplane gets harder to hold straight. The Seminole's propellers turn in opposite directions, so neither engine is the critical one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is a design decision aimed squarely at training. It does not make asymmetric flight easy — nothing does — but it removes one variable from a lesson that already has too many, which is why this type has been the standard multi-engine trainer for a very long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat multi-engine training is actually about\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManaging systems under time pressure, and making the decision to stop rather than continue. Two throttles, two propeller controls, two mixtures, gear, and a set of memory items that exist because the airplane behaves badly if the order is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rating sits after the instrument rating in the sequence we recommend, because multi-engine time is expensive and 14 CFR 61.129 is best satisfied with cheap hours early and expensive hours late.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy no hourly rate appears here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause there is nothing you could buy at that rate. Twin time here is sold as a rating with a syllabus, a stage check and a checkride at the end. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e is the published price for that, and a per-hour figure would only ever be a number to be compared with, not a number to be paid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo engines do not make an airplane safer. They make it more complicated, and complication is manageable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow this airplane is operated\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix airframes sit on this ramp and the school owns all six outright. Nothing is brokered in, nothing is on leaseback, and the shop that services them is ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven on the instructing roster. All of them fly on a commercial certificate or an ATP, all of them teach on a CFI, and none of them instruct on an expired medical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcedure work happens in the Redbird MCX rather than in an airplane, because it is cheaper and because it can be stopped and rewound. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e a session standalone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe counted the weather rather than guessing at it: 355 days here cleared 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the year to 1 August 2026, from NOAA ASOS records, and the method is published with its limitations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo hourly figure is published for the Seminole or the SR22 Turbo. Those airframes are sold inside a rating and a program, at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished pricing, all of it, with no spreads. A program costs one number and that number is on its page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458465085,"sku":null,"price":5100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"piper-warrior-aircraft-hourly-rental","title":"Piper Warrior II — Training Aircraft, Van Nuys","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere most of a private pilot certificate gets flown\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eFour seats, low wing, fixed gear, and manners predictable enough that the airplane rarely does anything you did not ask for. Enrolled, you fly it for \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e the hour, wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePiper Warrior II (PA-28)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConfiguration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFour seats, low wing, single engine, fixed gear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRate inside an enrolled program\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour, wet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat the rate covers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe airplane and its fuel. Instruction sits in the program price.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrograms it appears in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe private pilot programs — Standard at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$10,900\u003c\/span\u003e, Comprehensive at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e — and the instrument rating at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$11,700\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwnership\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwned by the school and maintained in-house\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy this is the default airframe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it is unremarkable, and that is a compliment. The PA-28 family has been training pilots for decades, it behaves the same way on the fortieth flight as it did on the first, and it has four seats, which means a newly certificated pilot can take people somewhere without changing type.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForty hours of aeronautical experience, as 14 CFR 61.109 phrases it, means hours in an airplane rather than hours in one specific airplane, and there is a strong argument for spending most of them in the one you will actually fly afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat flying it here involves\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe airspace here is Class D, immediately below the Class B wrapped around Los Angeles International. Radio work is constant, the pattern carries jets, and the departures look nothing like the diagram in a textbook. A student who becomes comfortable operating a Warrior out of this field is a student who will not be intimidated by a quieter airport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe field sits at 802 ft and performs like roughly 4,100 ft on a hot September afternoon, which is exactly the condition in which a four-seat single with people and fuel aboard needs the performance calculation that 14 CFR 91.103 requires of the pilot in command.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe honest limitation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not fast and it is not exciting. If you want either of those, the answer is a different airplane and a larger bill. What this one does is turn hours into competence at a predictable rate, which is what a training airframe is really for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA trainer earns its place by surprising you least.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow this airplane is operated\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery type in the fleet is school property, serviced on site. Instruction for hire triggers the 100-hour interval written into 14 CFR 91.409(b), and we would rather carry that cost than argue about it with an owner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven instructors, matched to students one at a time and changeable if the pairing is wrong. Each holds a CFI alongside a commercial certificate or an ATP.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Redbird MCX lives on the field. It is enclosed, it sits on a motion base, it holds FAA approval, and a standalone booking is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe flyable-days figure for this field is 355, counted from NOAA ASOS records over the year to 1 August 2026 rather than estimated from a brochure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnrolled students fly singles at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour, wet. It is not a walk-up rate and it does not include an instructor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed prices, published in full. The figure you agree at the start is the figure at the end, which is the point of buying a program rather than hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458497853,"sku":null,"price":179.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"premium-private-pilot-program-at-van-nuys-airport","title":"Premium Private Pilot Program At Van Nuys Airport","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eForty hours in the Cirrus SR22 Turbo, at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eYou finish with the identical certificate every other program on this store produces. What differs is the airplane: turbocharged, glass-panelled, and carrying a parachute for the whole airframe. It is the most expensive route to that certificate and it is right for a narrow set of people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e, fixed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlight time logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e40\u003c\/span\u003e hours, in the Cirrus SR22 Turbo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIn the Redbird MCX\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e30\u003c\/span\u003e hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGround instruction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBooks and training materials\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCirrus SR22 Turbo — turbocharged, glass flight deck, CAPS whole-airframe parachute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone published for this airframe. The program price is the number.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho this program is genuinely right for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomeone who owns an SR22 or is about to. Someone whose flying will be long cross-country trips in a fast single from the day the checkride ends. Someone with a specific reason to be current in this type rather than a preference for the nicer airplane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those readers it is the efficient choice, because the alternative is earning a certificate in one type and then buying transition training into another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is wrong for, which is most people\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your reason for wanting this program is that the airplane is nicer, buy the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e Comprehensive program instead and put the difference toward an instrument rating. We will say that in the consultation and we will say it again if you push.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA glass panel presents information already assembled. That is a real advantage to an experienced pilot and a real handicap to a new one, because the scan you build when a machine has done the interpreting is a weaker scan, and it has to be rebuilt later at your expense. Forty hours is also fewer hours than most students need, and forty hours in the most complex airframe on the ramp is a demanding way to spend them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get that the other programs do not\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eType-specific training in an airframe with a CAPS whole-airframe parachute, which introduces a decision that does not exist in other light singles: when to use it. That is a briefing, a procedure and a set of altitudes, and it is taught properly here rather than mentioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurbocharging, which is more relevant at Van Nuys than in most of the country. The field sits at 802 ft and performs like roughly 4,100 ft on a hot September afternoon, and 14 CFR 91.103 makes that calculation a duty of the pilot in command before every flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuying a glass-cockpit program before you have soloed is usually the wrong order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStandards, published rather than claimed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fleet is bought, not borrowed. Six types, one owner, one maintenance program, and an inspection interval set by 14 CFR 91.409(b) because these airplanes teach for hire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe instructing staff numbers eleven. Three credentials are required of every one of them: a flight instructor certificate, an ATP or a commercial certificate behind it, and a medical that has not lapsed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is an FAA-approved Redbird MCX on site, on a motion base and closed in. A session on its own is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e, and no session has ever been lost to weather.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNOAA ASOS records for this field give 355 training days in the year ending 1 August 2026, tested against 3,000 ft and 5 sm with four qualifying daytime hours needed before a day counts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat you enroll at is what is published. We do not run block rates and we do not negotiate, which is what makes a fixed price mean anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 61, stated plainly. The curriculum, the prices and the hours are published; a pass rate and a graduate count are not, because there is no honest one to print yet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458530621,"sku":null,"price":22500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"private-pilot-program","title":"Standard Private Pilot Program At Van Nuys Airport","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePhase one, at the regulatory floor, for a fixed \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$10,900\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eForty logged hours, priced as one number before you start. This is the program built to the minimum in 14 CFR 61.109 and nothing beyond it, which makes it our lowest-priced honest route to a private pilot certificate, and the one that assumes the most about you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$10,900\u003c\/span\u003e, fixed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlight time logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e40\u003c\/span\u003e hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIn a single-engine airplane\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e38\u003c\/span\u003e hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIn the Redbird MCX\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e30\u003c\/span\u003e hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGround instruction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBooks and training materials\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft rate inside the program\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour, wet, single-engine. The airplane and its fuel; instruction is carried in the program price.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegulation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe aeronautical experience floor is forty hours, per 14 CFR 61.109\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho finishes inside 40 hours\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople who fly three or four times a week, hold a current medical before they start, and do the ground study between lessons rather than during them. That is a real group and it is not a large one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAOPA's figure for how long a private certificate actually takes nationally is higher than the regulatory minimum, and it is higher for a reason that has nothing to do with talent: somebody who gets to the airport twice a month burns the opening twenty minutes of each lesson climbing back to where the previous one finished. Tempo is the variable that decides this, and it belongs to you rather than to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOur position on this program, stated against our own interest\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you can only fly at weekends, this is probably the wrong purchase. Buy it and there is a fair chance you buy additional hours later at a rate that is no longer inside a package, and the total lands above the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e Comprehensive program you did not choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraining two days a week is the most expensive way to get a certificate and it is also the most common. Choosing the cheaper program and flying it slowly is how people end up paying more than the expensive one costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the certificate lets you do\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarry passengers, fly your own trips, share operating costs within the limits in 14 CFR 61.113, and act as pilot in command of a single-engine airplane in visual conditions. Not fly for hire. That is the commercial certificate, and it is a different program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the price does not include\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe written test, the examiner, your medical, a headset and your own charts. Those are yours, and we will name them rather than publish somebody else's fees. Everything we control is in the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$10,900\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy this program if you can fly often. If you cannot, buy the Comprehensive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the price is buying into\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix types, all owned here, all maintained here. When an airplane is due for the 100-hour inspection that 14 CFR 91.409(b) demands of a trainer, it comes off the line and gets one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructing staff: eleven. Credentials, without exception: a flight instructor certificate, a commercial certificate or an ATP behind it, and a medical in date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne simulator, and it is a good one: an FAA-approved Redbird MCX, enclosed cockpit, motion base. Booked on its own it costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeather costs a full-time student roughly ten days a year here. NOAA ASOS records put 355 days above 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the twelve months ending 1 August 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery program price is printed on this store. There are no ranges, no block-rate discounts and no number you have to ask for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 61, stated plainly. The curriculum, the prices and the hours are published; a pass rate and a graduate count are not, because there is no honest one to print yet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957458563389,"sku":null,"price":10900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"discovery-flight-for-one-1","title":"Discovery Flight For One Gift Card","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSomebody else's first logged hour, paid for in advance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eThree denominations, and each one maps to a real booking rather than to a balance. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e is the sixty-minute lesson, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$299\u003c\/span\u003e the ninety, and \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e the two-hour flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDenominations\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e · \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$299\u003c\/span\u003e · \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat each one covers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe 60, 90 and 120-minute single-seat discovery flights\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA single-engine trainer from the fleet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat the recipient gets\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, logged in their name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCounts toward\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe 40 hours of flight time in 14 CFR 61.109\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScheduling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTheirs to arrange, on a date we confirm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e180 lb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChoosing the denomination\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePick \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e if the person receiving this has never flown a light aircraft and you want them to find out whether they like it. Sixty minutes answers that question completely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePick \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e if they have already decided they are interested. Two hours holds a full airwork block and a navigation leg, and it is a lesson rather than an introduction. The middle denomination sits where you would expect it to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat makes this different from a voucher\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hour is logged. An instructor signs it into a logbook in the recipient's name with their certificate number against it, and the time counts toward a certificate if they carry on. A sightseeing ride does not do that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShould they sign up for a program inside 24 hours of landing, the whole value of the flight is deducted from what the program costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe practical notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a published weight limit of \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e180 lb\u003c\/span\u003e for this flight and it is a performance limit rather than a preference. Worth checking before you buy rather than after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe useful gift here is the logbook entry, not the flight.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the recipient is walking into\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix types, all owned here, all maintained here. When an airplane is due for the 100-hour inspection that 14 CFR 91.409(b) demands of a trainer, it comes off the line and gets one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructing staff: eleven. Credentials, without exception: a flight instructor certificate, a commercial certificate or an ATP behind it, and a medical in date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne simulator, and it is a good one: an FAA-approved Redbird MCX, enclosed cockpit, motion base. Booked on its own it costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeather costs a full-time student roughly ten days a year here. NOAA ASOS records put 355 days above 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the twelve months ending 1 August 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery program price is printed on this store. There are no ranges, no block-rate discounts and no number you have to ask for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"$229","offer_id":52957458628925,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$299","offer_id":52957458661693,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$399","offer_id":52957458694461,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"discovery-flight-for-two-gift-card","title":"Discovery Flight For Two Gift Card","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA lesson for one, with a seat for the other\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eThree denominations covering the two-person booking: \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$299\u003c\/span\u003e for sixty minutes, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e for ninety, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$499\u003c\/span\u003e for two hours. One of the pair flies and the other rides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDenominations\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$299\u003c\/span\u003e · \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e · \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$499\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat each one covers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe 60, 90 and 120-minute two-person discovery flights\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA four-seat single from the fleet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho flies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of them, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, for the person flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e180 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e360 lb\u003c\/span\u003e combined\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSet the expectation when you hand it over\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is one set of controls available to a student, and it belongs to whoever sits in the left seat. The second person sits behind and hears everything on a headset. That is worth saying at the point the card changes hands, because two people arriving at an airport with different assumptions about who is flying makes for an awkward morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf both of them want to fly, two single-seat cards is the honest purchase and it costs less than you would think.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the second seat earns its price anyway\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe person who is not flying usually turns out to be the person deciding whether a training program gets funded. An hour in the back, listening to the instruction and watching the workload, changes that conversation more than any amount of explanation on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRedemption\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe recipients choose a date and we confirm it. The flight is logged in the flying pilot's name and, if they enroll in a program within 24 hours, its full value comes off the program price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo people, one logbook. Say so before they get to the ramp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStandards behind the card\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwnership rather than access: the six airframes belong to the school and are looked after in our own shop, which is why the schedule does not depend on somebody else's asset.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven people instruct here. Each carries a CFI, each holds either a commercial certificate or an ATP, and each keeps a medical in date under 14 CFR 61.23.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Redbird MCX here moves and is fully enclosed, which makes it worth using for scan and procedure work. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e gets you a session of it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e355 days a year clear the minima we train to, 3,000 ft and 5 sm, on NOAA ASOS records for this field. What that measurement does not model — wind, and thin layers the sensor misreads — is published alongside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe price list is the website. Nothing is quoted privately, nothing is discounted for signing on the day, and no figure appears here as a range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"$299","offer_id":52957458727229,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$399","offer_id":52957458759997,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$499","offer_id":52957458792765,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"luxury-discovery-flight-for-two-gift-card","title":"Luxury Discovery Flight For Two Gift Card","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAn hour in the turbocharged Cirrus, bought for somebody else\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eThree denominations against the SR22 Turbo bookings: \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e for sixty minutes, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$549\u003c\/span\u003e for ninety, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e for two hours. This is the airframe the Premium program is built on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDenominations\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$399\u003c\/span\u003e · \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$549\u003c\/span\u003e · \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat each one covers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe 60, 90 and 120-minute Cirrus SR22 Turbo bookings for two\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCirrus SR22 Turbo — turbocharged, glass flight deck, CAPS whole-airframe parachute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho flies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of them, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone published for this airframe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e200 lb\u003c\/span\u003e per person, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e400 lb\u003c\/span\u003e combined\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho this is the right card for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomebody who already flies, or somebody seriously weighing the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e Premium Private Pilot program against the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$15,900\u003c\/span\u003e Comprehensive one. In both cases the airframe is the reason for the booking and the money is well spent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a complete beginner it is the wrong card, and we would rather lose the difference than say otherwise. A first hour is better flown in a simpler airplane where nothing is interpreting the information for you, and that card starts at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the recipient will notice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA glass flight deck that hands over information already assembled, turbocharging that matters on a hot day at a field performing like roughly 4,100 ft, and a whole-airframe parachute that changes the options available in an emergency. Only the two-hour denomination runs long enough to show what a fast single is actually for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA more capable airplane does not make an easier first lesson. Usually the reverse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is behind it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fleet is bought, not borrowed. Six types, one owner, one maintenance program, and an inspection interval set by 14 CFR 91.409(b) because these airplanes teach for hire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe instructing staff numbers eleven. Three credentials are required of every one of them: a flight instructor certificate, an ATP or a commercial certificate behind it, and a medical that has not lapsed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is an FAA-approved Redbird MCX on site, on a motion base and closed in. A session on its own is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e, and no session has ever been lost to weather.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNOAA ASOS records for this field give 355 training days in the year ending 1 August 2026, tested against 3,000 ft and 5 sm with four qualifying daytime hours needed before a day counts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat you enroll at is what is published. We do not run block rates and we do not negotiate, which is what makes a fixed price mean anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"$399","offer_id":52957458825533,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$549","offer_id":52957458858301,"sku":null,"price":549.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$699","offer_id":52957458891069,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"multi-engine-discovery-flight-over-los-angeles-gift-card","title":"Multi-Engine Discovery Flight Gift Card","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwin time, bought for somebody who will know what it is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eThree denominations on the Piper Seminole: \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$499\u003c\/span\u003e for sixty minutes, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e for ninety, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$899\u003c\/span\u003e for two hours. This is the least beginner-friendly card on the store and that is deliberate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDenominations\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$499\u003c\/span\u003e · \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$699\u003c\/span\u003e · \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$899\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat each one covers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe 60, 90 and 120-minute multi-engine bookings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePiper Seminole — twin engine, counter-rotating propellers, retractable gear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho flies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe recipient, from the left seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is logged\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction received, in their name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone published. Bought as a rating instead, at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e for the add-on.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e600 lb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho to buy this for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pilot. Somebody who already holds a certificate, or somebody on a professional track deciding when to spend the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e on the multi-engine add-on. For them this is a genuinely rare and useful present, because twin time is expensive and nobody buys it for themselves casually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBought for somebody with no light-aircraft experience at all, this card is close to wasted. The systems workload swamps the flying, and the lesson they should be having is the one in a single at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the flight covers and what it does not\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA departure, cruise, turns and a properly configured arrival in a twin whose propellers turn opposite ways and whose gear folds away. Not engine-out handling — that belongs inside a rating course with a syllabus and a checkride at the end, and any school offering it as a taster is doing something we will not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a card for somebody who already has a logbook.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBehind the card\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix airframes sit on this ramp and the school owns all six outright. Nothing is brokered in, nothing is on leaseback, and the shop that services them is ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven on the instructing roster. All of them fly on a commercial certificate or an ATP, all of them teach on a CFI, and none of them instruct on an expired medical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcedure work happens in the Redbird MCX rather than in an airplane, because it is cheaper and because it can be stopped and rewound. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e a session standalone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe counted the weather rather than guessing at it: 355 days here cleared 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the year to 1 August 2026, from NOAA ASOS records, and the method is published with its limitations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished pricing, all of it, with no spreads. A program costs one number and that number is on its page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"$499","offer_id":52957458923837,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$699","offer_id":52957458956605,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$899","offer_id":52957458989373,"sku":null,"price":899.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"multi-engine-program-for-private-or-commercial-add-on","title":"Multi-Engine Program For Private Or Commercial Add-On","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA multi-engine rating in the Seminole, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eOne fixed number, bolted onto a certificate already in your pocket. Of every phase in the sequence this is the briefest, and the one where systems knowledge outweighs stick skill by the widest margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e, fixed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrerequisite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAn existing private or commercial certificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePiper Seminole — twin engine, counter-rotating propellers, retractable gear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncludes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction to the practical test standard, one-to-one ground instruction on systems and performance, oral and checkride preparation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone published for this airframe. This price is the number.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhere it sits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAfter the instrument rating for most career-track students\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy this rating sits where it sits in the sequence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake it after the instrument rating, not before. A twin flown only in good weather is a twin doing half its job, and the operators who care about multi-engine time care about it in the context of an instrument-rated pilot. Taking it early also means paying twin prices for hours you could have flown far more cheaply in a single.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14 CFR 61.129 governs the aeronautical experience for a commercial certificate, and the sequence that gets you there efficiently puts cheap hours early and expensive hours late. That is the whole argument for the order we recommend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the training is mostly about\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsymmetric flight and the decisions attached to it. The Seminole has counter-rotating propellers, which removes the critical-engine asymmetry that makes some light twins unforgiving, and that design choice is why it is the type most people earn this rating in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything else is systems and discipline: two of most controls, gear that retracts, and a set of memory items that exist because the airplane punishes hesitation. The flying is not hard. The management is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAn honest note on what the rating is worth\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy itself this rating makes nobody employable, and we are not going to suggest it does. It is a required component of a professional sequence, and it is a good one to hold. It is not a qualification with a job attached.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCheap hours first, expensive hours last. That is the whole economics of a professional sequence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is behind the rating\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery type in the fleet is school property, serviced on site. Instruction for hire triggers the 100-hour interval written into 14 CFR 91.409(b), and we would rather carry that cost than argue about it with an owner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven instructors, matched to students one at a time and changeable if the pairing is wrong. Each holds a CFI alongside a commercial certificate or an ATP.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Redbird MCX lives on the field. It is enclosed, it sits on a motion base, it holds FAA approval, and a standalone booking is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe flyable-days figure for this field is 355, counted from NOAA ASOS records over the year to 1 August 2026 rather than estimated from a brochure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed prices, published in full. The figure you agree at the start is the figure at the end, which is the point of buying a program rather than hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is Part 61 training. We publish a syllabus, a price and an hour count, and nothing about a track record the business has not had time to build.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfhon\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this school does not claim\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAirline Pilot Flight School is a Part 61 flight training provider. We are not an airline, we are not owned by one, and we hold no cadet program, pathway agreement or hiring relationship with any airline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe do not guarantee an interview, a job or a salary, and we publish no pass rate and no graduate count. This business is new. It has no record worth publishing yet and it will not invent one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat we do publish is the curriculum, the price, the hours, and the regulation behind each requirement. Judge us on those.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957459022141,"sku":null,"price":5100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"solo-certificate-for-sport-or-private-pilot-license","title":"Solo Certificate For Sport Or Private Pilot License","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA fixed block of training that ends at your first solo\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,500\u003c\/span\u003e covering the dual instruction, ground work and stage checks that take a person with no flying experience to their first supervised solo. All of it carries forward to a sport certificate or a private one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,500\u003c\/span\u003e, fixed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnds at\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA first supervised solo flight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncludes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePre-solo dual instruction, one-to-one ground instruction, pre-solo knowledge test preparation and stage checks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlso includes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGuidance obtaining your FAA student pilot certificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApplies toward\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA sport or private pilot certificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft rate inside the program\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour, wet, single-engine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this package is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommitting to a defined amount rather than an open-ended one. Some people want to know they can do this before they agree to a full certificate, and a first solo is the honest milestone at which that question gets answered. Nothing in the block is wasted if you carry on — the hours are logged and the training is the same training.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also the right purchase for somebody whose budget is genuinely finite this year and who wants a real achievement inside it rather than a partial one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat has to be true before you can solo\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn FAA medical, governed by 14 CFR 61.23, is required, together with a student pilot certificate and an endorsement from your instructor. That endorsement is a professional judgment about a specific person in a specific airplane at a specific airport, and it is not on a schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich is the part worth understanding before you buy: this package contains a defined block of training, and the solo happens when your instructor is satisfied. It is not a date. Anybody promising you a solo by a fixed day is applying pressure to the wrong person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe airspace factor here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA first solo here happens inside Class D airspace that sits directly below the Los Angeles Class B, sharing a pattern with jets. That takes a student longer than a quiet uncontrolled field would, and it produces a more capable pilot. Both halves of that are true and we would rather you knew the first one now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA first solo is earned on your instructor's judgment, not on a calendar.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStandards behind the block\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix types, all owned here, all maintained here. When an airplane is due for the 100-hour inspection that 14 CFR 91.409(b) demands of a trainer, it comes off the line and gets one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructing staff: eleven. Credentials, without exception: a flight instructor certificate, a commercial certificate or an ATP behind it, and a medical in date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne simulator, and it is a good one: an FAA-approved Redbird MCX, enclosed cockpit, motion base. Booked on its own it costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeather costs a full-time student roughly ten days a year here. NOAA ASOS records put 355 days above 3,000 ft and 5 sm in the twelve months ending 1 August 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery program price is printed on this store. There are no ranges, no block-rate discounts and no number you have to ask for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 61, stated plainly. The curriculum, the prices and the hours are published; a pass rate and a graduate count are not, because there is no honest one to print yet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957459054909,"sku":null,"price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"sport-pilot-license-program","title":"Sport Pilot License Program At Van Nuys Airport","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSport pilot, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$8,400\u003c\/span\u003e, and the rules as they now actually read\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eA fixed-price route to a sport pilot certificate in the Cessna 162 Skycatcher. The rules changed with the MOSAIC final rule, most summaries of the change are wrong in the same way, and this page says what it actually says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$8,400\u003c\/span\u003e, fixed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCessna 162 Skycatcher — two seats, high wing, single engine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCertificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFAA sport pilot\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft rate inside the program\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour, wet, single-engine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGoverning rules\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 CFR 61.303, 61.315, 61.316, 61.321, 61.325 and 61.329\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat MOSAIC changed, and the part most summaries leave out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aircraft you may fly as a sport pilot are now defined by performance rather than by weight. The criteria sit in 14 CFR 61.316: a stall speed at maximum certificated takeoff weight of no more than 45 knots CAS, or 59 knots CAS where the aircraft is an airplane; two seats at most, though airplanes may hold certification for as many as four; a cabin that is not pressurized; and landing gear that stays down, with a propeller fixed or adjustable only on the ground, unless the endorsement described in 14 CFR 61.331 is in your logbook. Weight has dropped out of the test completely, because 14 CFR 1.1 no longer contains the definition that carried it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNight flying is now available to sport pilots, and here is the sentence almost nobody includes: 14 CFR 61.329 asks for night instruction totalling three hours, a night cross-country beyond 25 nautical miles, ten landings after dark, every one of them to a full stop, at a tower-controlled field, an endorsement from your instructor, and on top of all that either BasicMed under 14 CFR 68.9 or a medical issued by the FAA. A driver's license does not get you to night flying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe medical position, stated precisely\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn daylight, a current U.S. driver's license stands in for the FAA medical a sport pilot would otherwise need. That is not the same as no medical requirement, and it is not the same as being medically unassessed — you are still responsible for not flying when unfit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you intend to fly at night, or to go on to a private certificate later, either BasicMed or an FAA medical under 14 CFR 61.23 becomes necessary, and settling that early is the least expensive way to test whether the plan holds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOur honest position on sport pilot as a starting point\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a real certificate with real privileges and it costs less than a private certificate. It is also a narrower one: 14 CFR 61.315 limits what you may do with it, and if your actual goal is a private certificate then the hours you fly here count toward it but the money spent on a second checkride does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you know you want a private certificate, go straight at it. If your flying will be local, in daylight, in an uncomplicated airplane, and you want it to cost less, then this is the right product and we sell it without reservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSport pilot is not a cheaper private certificate. It is a different one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat sits behind the program\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwnership rather than access: the six airframes belong to the school and are looked after in our own shop, which is why the schedule does not depend on somebody else's asset.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven people instruct here. Each carries a CFI, each holds either a commercial certificate or an ATP, and each keeps a medical in date under 14 CFR 61.23.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Redbird MCX here moves and is fully enclosed, which makes it worth using for scan and procedure work. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e gets you a session of it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e355 days a year clear the minima we train to, 3,000 ft and 5 sm, on NOAA ASOS records for this field. What that measurement does not model — wind, and thin layers the sensor misreads — is published alongside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe price list is the website. Nothing is quoted privately, nothing is discounted for signing on the day, and no figure appears here as a range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is Part 61 training. We publish a syllabus, a price and an hour count, and nothing about a track record the business has not had time to build.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957459087677,"sku":null,"price":8400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/flightschool.la\/collections\/newest-products.oembed","provider":"Airline Pilot Flight School","version":"1.0","type":"link"}