Learn To Fly In Los Angeles. Take The Controls Today.
Discovery flights where you take the controls, and every rating from Private Pilot to the airlines — with every hour and every dollar in writing before you start. Same instructors and aircraft as Essence Flight Academy.
Learn To Fly In Los Angeles With The Same Team Behind Essence Flight.
A modern fleet, FAA-certificated instructors, an FAA-approved full-motion simulator and fixed, all-in pricing — at one of the busiest general aviation airports in the world.
Book A Free Consultation
Pick A Rating. See Every Hour And Every Dollar.
Each stop is a course, priced all-in, with the aircraft, simulator, instruction and ground hours listed. Prices match our sister school exactly.
The License Everything Starts From
Fixed, all-in packages with every aircraft, simulator, instruction and ground hour listed. Prices match our sister school exactly.
What's Your First Flight?
Tap one — we'll show your flight. Pick a duration, then choose your time. Booking runs through our scheduler on the product page, and the weight check happens before the calendar opens.
Not A Ride. Your First Lesson.
On an air tour you are a passenger. On a discovery flight you are the student pilot: you fly the climb, the turns and the cruise, your instructor handles the radios and the landing, and the hour is logged in your name.
Read The Minute-By-Minute Guide
This Is What Learning To Fly Looks Like.
Real students, real instructors, real airplanes — all photographed on our ramp at Van Nuys Airport.
Meet Your Training Fleet.
Pick an airplane to see the cockpit, the numbers and the courses it is built for — then book a discovery flight in that exact aircraft. Every airplane flies at your standard course rate unless you choose an upgrade by the hour.
One Fleet. One Paint Scheme. Zero Guesswork.
Every airplane you see here is the airplane you will train in — no bait-and-switch, no waiting list for the good one.
Not Sure Where To Start? We'll Match You In A Minute.
Full Motion, Indoors At Van Nuys.
An FAA-approved Redbird full-motion simulator with a real instructor beside you — takeoffs, turns, landings, even engine failures. Never canceled by weather, no weight limit, and the hours can count toward a certificate.
Los Angeles, The Way Pilots See It.
Hollywood Sign, Griffith Observatory, the Santa Monica Bay and the Malibu coast — every discovery flight is a sightseeing flight where you do the flying.
Don't Just Dream About Flying. Come See It Up Close.
Book A Free Consultation
Thirty minutes, in person. Sit in the airplane. Leave with a plan and a price.
Book A Discovery Flight
Take the controls over Los Angeles today. Enroll within 24 hours and it credits toward training.
Fill Out Enrollment
Already decided? Enrollment takes about a minute and locks your start date.
Call Us
(818) 330-1318. A real flight advisor answers, 9 AM – 9 PM, seven days a week.
Always Wanted To Fly? Let's Make It Real.
Come to the airport, meet an instructor, sit in the airplane you would fly, and ask every question you have.
- No question is too basic
- See if it's for you before you spend a dollar
- Leave with a plan, a timeline and a price
Simply Fill Out The Enrollment.
Pick the program, tell us when you want to start, and we'll call to confirm your first lesson and your instructor. A $2,500 down payment secures your spot on any course.
Loved On Google & Yelp
Reviews of our sister school, Essence Flight Academy — the same instructors, the same aircraft, the same hangar at Van Nuys.