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