{"product_id":"discovery-flight-for-two-malibu-coast-120-minutes","title":"Malibu Coast Discovery Flight For Two (120 Minutes)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo hours, two seats, and as much coastline as one flight can reasonably show you. You climb out of Van Nuys, cross the Santa Monica Mountains, come out over Santa Monica Bay and turn northwest with the water. One of you flies it with an FAA-certificated instructor in the right seat. The other rides along with a headset and hears every word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ninety-minute version reaches Point Dume and turns around. Two hours goes past it, works the beaches beyond Zuma, and still has time in hand on the way home. It is also the version where the person flying does most of the flying: long legs over open water are the easiest place to learn what holding a heading and an altitude feels like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Route Of Flight\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOff Van Nuys and out over the Valley, then a climb across the Santa Monica Mountains, canyons underneath and the ocean ahead. You cross into Santa Monica Bay with the pier to the south, turn northwest and follow the shoreline past Malibu. Here Point Dume is a headland you round rather than the point you turn at; beyond it lie Zuma and the beaches north of it. Then back down the coast, inland, and home past the Hollywood Sign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"yfla-table-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"yfla-spec-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLeg\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat You See\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys departure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe climb out, the Valley falling away below\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSanta Monica Mountains\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCanyons and ridges, the first open water ahead\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSanta Monica Bay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe shoreline, the beaches, the pier to the south\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMalibu coastline\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurf line, houses on the sand, the highway between them\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePoint Dume and Zuma\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe headland, the water beyond it, the long beaches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe run home\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBack down the coast, over the hills, past the Hollywood Sign\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo hours also buys flexibility. If the marine layer is on the shoreline there is time to work the mountains until it burns off, or to fly the city route instead. Your instructor briefs a plan and can change it in the air, which a shorter slot does not allow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat The Number Buys\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e$499 covers both of you, the airplane, the fuel and the instructor. Nothing is added at the desk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo Seats\u003c\/strong\u003e — One at the controls, one riding along on the intercom. No second ticket, no per-person surcharge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pre-Flight Briefing\u003c\/strong\u003e — About twenty-five minutes on the ground, for both of you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Walk-Around\u003c\/strong\u003e — The pre-flight inspection every pilot does before every flight, done with the instructor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne Hundred And Twenty Minutes Of Flight Time\u003c\/strong\u003e — Flight time, not time at the airport. Allow about three hours end to end.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn FAA-Certificated Instructor\u003c\/strong\u003e — In the right seat throughout, teaching and working the radios so you can fly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Most Hands-On Time We Offer\u003c\/strong\u003e — Long coastal legs mean holding a heading and an altitude long enough to get good at it, with room to repeat climbs, descents, level-offs and turns at real bank angles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Signed Logbook Entry\u003c\/strong\u003e — Dated, with the airplane and the time: a 2.0-hour first entry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTime Toward A Private Pilot License\u003c\/strong\u003e — Every minute counts toward the flight time the FAA requires.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis flight is normally flown in a Piper Warrior PA-28-161, the trainer most American pilots learn in. We cannot guarantee a specific airframe on a specific day, but the Warrior is what to expect. \u003c!-- TO CONFIRM: aircraft assignment per product --\u003e Specifications are on our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/piper-warrior-pa-28-161\"\u003ePiper Warrior PA-28-161 page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOne Quick Check Before You Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"yfla-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Piper Warrior has a 180 lb per person limit and a 360 lb combined limit. It is a weight and balance calculation and nothing more. If either of you is near it, or you are not sure, call \u003ca href=\"tel:+18183301318\"\u003e(818) 330-1318\u003c\/a\u003e before you book and we will sort it out — there is often an option, and the phone is a much better place to find it than the airport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFree rescheduling up to 24 hours before, and if the weather says no, you do not pay. Our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/weather-and-cancellation-policy\"\u003eweather and cancellation policy\u003c\/a\u003e spells out how that works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCleared For Departure\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBook online or call us. We fly seven days a week, 9 AM to 9 PM, from Van Nuys Airport. Your confirmation has the address, the parking and who to ask for. Bring sunglasses — over water they matter more than you would think — and a phone. \u003c!-- TO CONFIRM: exact suite --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorth reading first: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/what-to-expect\"\u003ewhat to expect\u003c\/a\u003e, our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/faq\"\u003ediscovery flight FAQ\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/van-nuys-airport\"\u003eflying out of Van Nuys Airport\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/discovery-flights-los-angeles\"\u003ediscovery flights in Los Angeles\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eShorter On The Coast\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/discovery-flight-for-two-malibu-coast\"\u003eMalibu Coast Discovery Flight For Two (90 Minutes)\u003c\/a\u003e — out to Point Dume and back, $399.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/discovery-flight-for-two-malibu-coast-60-minutes\"\u003eMalibu Coast Discovery Flight For Two (60 Minutes)\u003c\/a\u003e — the bay and a stretch of Malibu, home past the Hollywood Sign, $299.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/discovery-flight-for-two-downtown-los-angeles-120-minutes\"\u003eDiscovery Flight For Two (120 Minutes)\u003c\/a\u003e — the same two hours weighted toward the city, $499.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"yfla-cta\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook The Two-Hour Coast Flight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo hours, two seats, all in at $499. Call 9 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week. If it is a present, a \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/gift-cards\"\u003eflight gift certificate\u003c\/a\u003e lets them pick a clear afternoon of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"yfla-btn\" href=\"tel:+18183301318\"\u003eCall (818) 330-1318\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"You Fly LA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44162944663626,"sku":"YFLA-MAL-120-2","price":499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/6351\/4698\/files\/sunset-flight-van-nuys-airport-los-angeles_a0ae6b9b-a4a1-4a6a-aac6-1880dc841cf5.jpg?v=1788723129","url":"https:\/\/encoreflight.com\/products\/discovery-flight-for-two-malibu-coast-120-minutes","provider":"You Fly LA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}