{"product_id":"piper-seminole-multi-engine-hourly-aircraft-rental","title":"Piper Seminole — Multi-Engine Training Aircraft, Van Nuys","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\u003eThe twin, sold inside the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e rating and not by the hour\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003ePropellers turning opposite ways, gear that folds away, and two of most things to keep track of. No hourly rate is published for this airplane; the twin is sold as a rating at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePiper Seminole\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConfiguration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwin engine, counter-rotating propellers, retractable gear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone published, by policy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHow it is sold\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAs part of the multi-engine rating, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e, and inside the \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$89,000\u003c\/span\u003e career track\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrerequisite for the rating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAn existing private or commercial certificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwnership\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwned by the school and maintained in-house\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\u003eWhy counter-rotating propellers matter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost light twins spin both propellers in the same direction, and that makes one of the two engines the critical one. Lose that engine and the airplane gets harder to hold straight. The Seminole's propellers turn in opposite directions, so neither engine is the critical one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is a design decision aimed squarely at training. It does not make asymmetric flight easy — nothing does — but it removes one variable from a lesson that already has too many, which is why this type has been the standard multi-engine trainer for a very long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat multi-engine training is actually about\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManaging systems under time pressure, and making the decision to stop rather than continue. Two throttles, two propeller controls, two mixtures, gear, and a set of memory items that exist because the airplane behaves badly if the order is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rating sits after the instrument rating in the sequence we recommend, because multi-engine time is expensive and 14 CFR 61.129 is best satisfied with cheap hours early and expensive hours late.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy no hourly rate appears here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause there is nothing you could buy at that rate. Twin time here is sold as a rating with a syllabus, a stage check and a checkride at the end. \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e is the published price for that, and a per-hour figure would only ever be a number to be compared with, not a number to be paid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo engines do not make an airplane safer. They make it more complicated, and complication is manageable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow this airplane is operated\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\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\u003eNo hourly figure is published for the Seminole or the SR22 Turbo. Those airframes are sold inside a rating and a program, at \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$22,500\u003c\/span\u003e.\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":52957458465085,"sku":null,"price":5100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/flightschool.la\/products\/piper-seminole-multi-engine-hourly-aircraft-rental","provider":"Airline Pilot Flight School","version":"1.0","type":"link"}