{"product_id":"multi-engine-discovery-flight-over-los-angeles","title":"Multi-Engine Discovery Flight","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 twin, from the left seat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$499\u003c\/span\u003e for sixty minutes in the Piper Seminole — the airplane a multi-engine rating is earned in, flown by you rather than demonstrated at you.\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\u003e60 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePiper Seminole — twin engine, counter-rotating propellers, retractable gear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWho is flying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou, 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, in your name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone published for this airframe. The twin is sold as a rating, and \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e is what that rating costs.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublished weight limit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e600 lb\u003c\/span\u003e\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 second engine actually changes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot the flying. Straight and level in a Seminole feels much like straight and level in anything else. What changes is how much has to be managed, and what happens when it is managed out of order: two throttles, two propeller controls, two mixtures, gear that retracts and must be lowered again, and memory items that exist because this airplane punishes hesitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Seminole has counter-rotating propellers, which removes the asymmetry that makes some twins much harder to handle on one engine. That is a design decision made specifically to make the airplane a better trainer, and it is the reason it is the type most people earn the rating in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho this hour is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomebody on a professional track who wants to see what the multi-engine phase involves before committing to the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e add-on. Also pilots who already hold a certificate and want twin time under instruction without buying a rating first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a poor first flight for a complete beginner. A first lesson should have one engine and few systems, and it costs \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$229\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it does not include\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngine-out work. Single-engine handling in a light twin is training, not a demonstration flight, and it belongs inside a rating course with a syllabus behind it. Anyone offering it to you in an introductory hour is selling something they should not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo engines double the systems and roughly double the ways to get it wrong. That is the lesson.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat sits behind this flight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery type in the fleet is school property, serviced on site. Instruction for hire triggers the 100-hour interval written into 14 CFR 91.409(b), and we would rather carry that cost than argue about it with an owner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven instructors, matched to students one at a time and changeable if the pairing is wrong. Each holds a CFI alongside a commercial certificate or an ATP.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Redbird MCX lives on the field. It is enclosed, it sits on a motion base, it holds FAA approval, and a standalone booking is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe flyable-days figure for this field is 355, counted from NOAA ASOS records over the year to 1 August 2026 rather than estimated from a brochure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed prices, published in full. The figure you agree at the start is the figure at the end, which is the point of buying a program rather than hours.\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":52957458399549,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/flightschool.la\/products\/multi-engine-discovery-flight-over-los-angeles","provider":"Airline Pilot Flight School","version":"1.0","type":"link"}