{"product_id":"discovery-flight-los-angeles-90-minutes","title":"Discovery Flight In Los Angeles (90 Minutes)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNinety minutes in a real airplane over Los Angeles, with your hands on the controls and an FAA-certificated instructor beside you. The extra half hour over our one-hour flight is not padding: an hour is enough to see the city, while ninety minutes gets you over the Santa Monica Mountains and out to the coast as well, and gives you far more time actually flying the airplane.\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. Ninety minutes is long enough for the airplane to stop feeling like something happening to you and start feeling like something you are doing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Route Of Flight\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou lift off from Van Nuys and turn out over the Sepulveda Basin, climbing toward the Mulholland ridge. Cross it and the basin opens up: the Hollywood Sign below your left wing, Griffith Observatory a minute later, then the LA River east past Dodger Stadium toward the downtown towers at 2,500 to 3,500 feet. That is the whole of the sixty-minute flight; here it is the first half.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom downtown you turn west, cross the Santa Monica Mountains and come out over the water: Santa Monica Bay, the pier beneath you, then northwest toward Malibu with the surf line unrolling under the wing. Then inland over the canyons and home.\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 Mountains\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCanyons and ridges, open water ahead\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSanta Monica Bay, the pier, Malibu\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe coast from the seaward side, then home\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAir traffic control and weather shape the exact track, and ninety minutes leaves room to adjust it in the air. Late afternoon slots get the best light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat The Number Buys\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e$299 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\u003eNinety Minutes Of Flight Time\u003c\/strong\u003e — Flight time, not time at the airport. Allow about two and a half 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\u003eMore Time At The Controls\u003c\/strong\u003e — The real difference. You fly the city legs, the crossing to the coast and the run up the shoreline, with time to try climbs, descents and turns at different 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 1.5-hour first entry rather than a 1.0.\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\"\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-los-angeles-120-minutes\"\u003eDiscovery Flight In Los Angeles (120 Minutes)\u003c\/a\u003e — the same plus the coast up to Point Dume and Zuma, and the most hands-on time we offer, $399.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/discovery-flight-for-two-downtown-los-angeles-90-minutes\"\u003eDiscovery Flight For Two (90 Minutes)\u003c\/a\u003e — the same flight with a second seat, $399.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"yfla-cta\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Your Ninety-Minute Flight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNinety minutes, one seat, all in at $299. 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":44162936111178,"sku":"YFLA-DF-90-1","price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/6351\/4698\/files\/discovery-flight-los-angeles-instructor-student-van-nuys_466e753a-8c1b-487a-b8ff-7cbf893d48e1.jpg?v=1788722891","url":"https:\/\/encoreflight.com\/products\/discovery-flight-los-angeles-90-minutes","provider":"You Fly LA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}