{"product_id":"solo-certificate-for-sport-or-private-pilot-license","title":"Solo Certificate For Sport Or Private Pilot License","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 fixed block of training that ends at your first solo\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,500\u003c\/span\u003e covering the dual instruction, ground work and stage checks that take a person with no flying experience to their first supervised solo. All of it carries forward to a sport certificate or a private one.\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$5,500\u003c\/span\u003e, fixed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnds at\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA first supervised solo flight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncludes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePre-solo dual instruction, one-to-one ground instruction, pre-solo knowledge test preparation and stage checks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlso includes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGuidance obtaining your FAA student pilot certificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApplies toward\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA sport or private pilot certificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft rate inside the program\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$179\u003c\/span\u003e an hour, wet, single-engine\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 this package is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommitting to a defined amount rather than an open-ended one. Some people want to know they can do this before they agree to a full certificate, and a first solo is the honest milestone at which that question gets answered. Nothing in the block is wasted if you carry on — the hours are logged and the training is the same training.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also the right purchase for somebody whose budget is genuinely finite this year and who wants a real achievement inside it rather than a partial one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat has to be true before you can solo\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn FAA medical, governed by 14 CFR 61.23, is required, together with a student pilot certificate and an endorsement from your instructor. That endorsement is a professional judgment about a specific person in a specific airplane at a specific airport, and it is not on a schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich is the part worth understanding before you buy: this package contains a defined block of training, and the solo happens when your instructor is satisfied. It is not a date. Anybody promising you a solo by a fixed day is applying pressure to the wrong person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe airspace factor here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA first solo here happens inside Class D airspace that sits directly below the Los Angeles Class B, sharing a pattern with jets. That takes a student longer than a quiet uncontrolled field would, and it produces a more capable pilot. Both halves of that are true and we would rather you knew the first one now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA first solo is earned on your instructor's judgment, not on a calendar.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStandards behind the block\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\u003cli\u003ePart 61, stated plainly. The curriculum, the prices and the hours are published; a pass rate and a graduate count are not, because there is no honest one to print yet.\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":52957459054909,"sku":null,"price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/flightschool.la\/products\/solo-certificate-for-sport-or-private-pilot-license","provider":"Airline Pilot Flight School","version":"1.0","type":"link"}