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