{"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}],"url":"https:\/\/flightschool.la\/products\/discovery-flight-for-two-120-minutes","provider":"Airline Pilot Flight School","version":"1.0","type":"link"}