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