{"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}],"url":"https:\/\/flightschool.la\/products\/experience-the-freedom-of-flight-for-teens","provider":"Airline Pilot Flight School","version":"1.0","type":"link"}