{"product_id":"discovery-flight-los-angeles-120-minutes","title":"Discovery Flight In Los Angeles (120 Minutes)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo hours in a real airplane over Los Angeles, with your hands on the controls and an FAA-certificated instructor beside you. This is the fullest version of our discovery flight: the city, the mountains and the coast all the way to Point Dume, and enough time that it stops being sightseeing and becomes a flying lesson with a very good view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo experience is needed and no medical certificate. You meet your instructor, brief, walk out to the airplane and go through it together, then taxi out and fly. Two hours is long enough to fly the airplane badly, be shown why, and then fly it well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Route Of Flight\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou lift off from Van Nuys over the Sepulveda Basin and climb toward the Mulholland ridge. Cross it and the city arrives: the Hollywood Sign below your left wing, Griffith Observatory a minute later, then the LA River east past Dodger Stadium to the downtown towers at 2,500 to 3,500 feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom downtown you turn west over the Santa Monica Mountains and come out over Santa Monica Bay with the pier beneath you. Then northwest along the shoreline past Malibu, the surf line unrolling under the wing, out around the Point Dume headland and back down the beach past Zuma. The run home crosses the canyons to Van Nuys.\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\u003eSepulveda Basin and Mulholland ridge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe departure climb, then the city all at once\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHollywood Sign and Griffith Observatory\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBoth, from the only angle that works\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLA River and Dodger Stadium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe channel running east, the ballpark above it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDowntown Los Angeles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe tower cluster at 2,500 to 3,500 feet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSanta Monica Bay and the pier\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe shoreline from the seaward side\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMalibu, Point Dume, Zuma\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe headland, the water beyond it, the beach home\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 coast there is time to fly the city and the mountains instead; if the light is good there is time to stay out west longer. Your instructor briefs a plan and can change it in the air, which a shorter slot does not really allow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat The Number Buys\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e$399 covers 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\u003eThe Briefing\u003c\/strong\u003e — About twenty-five minutes on the ground: what the controls do, what the instruments say, what the plan is.\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 — The point of the length. Longer legs mean you hold 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 License\u003c\/strong\u003e — Every minute counts toward a private pilot license.\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 360 lb combined. It is a weight and balance calculation, not a judgment. If you are near the limit, or you are not sure, call us on \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 we would rather find it with you on the phone than at 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. See our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/weather-and-cancellation-policy\"\u003eweather and cancellation policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\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 carries the address, the parking and who to ask for. Bring sunglasses and a phone, and arrive fifteen minutes early. \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 Or Longer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/discovery-flight-los-angeles-90-minutes\"\u003eDiscovery Flight In Los Angeles (90 Minutes)\u003c\/a\u003e — city and near coast, no Point Dume run, $299.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/discovery-flight-los-angeles\"\u003eDiscovery Flight In Los Angeles (60 Minutes)\u003c\/a\u003e — the city route alone, $229.\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 with a second seat, $499.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"yfla-cta\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook The Two-Hour Flight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo hours, one seat, all in at $399. Call and talk to a real person, 9 AM to 9 PM, seven days. If it is a present, a \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/gift-cards\"\u003eflight gift certificate\u003c\/a\u003e lets them pick their own date.\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":44162938339402,"sku":"YFLA-DF-120-1","price":399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/6351\/4698\/files\/piper-warrior-van-nuys-airport-morning_de9a5142-68bf-47e3-8185-f82373153726.jpg?v=1788722948","url":"https:\/\/encoreflight.com\/products\/discovery-flight-los-angeles-120-minutes","provider":"You Fly LA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}