{"product_id":"flight-simulator-experience-los-angeles","title":"Full-Motion Flight Simulator Experience (60 Minutes)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn hour at the controls of an FAA-approved Redbird full-motion simulator at Van Nuys Airport, with an FAA-certificated instructor in the seat beside you. The platform moves. The scenery wraps around you. And unlike an airplane, it has a pause button.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the session to book when the weather is doing something unhelpful, when somebody in the party is nervous about small airplanes, or when you want to try the controls before committing to a flight. It is also the only thing we sell with no weight limit at all, which matters to more people than you would guess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat It Actually Is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA full-motion simulator is not a game and not a screen on a desk. It is an enclosed cockpit on a motion platform that pitches, rolls and yaws to reproduce the cues your body expects — the push in the seat on takeoff, the settle in a turn. The controls are real hardware, laid out where they live in the airplane, and because the device is FAA-approved the time is loggable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes it useful as a first lesson is control. Your instructor sets the weather: fly the same approach in clear evening air, then again in fog. Freeze it mid-air, talk about what happened, run it again from the same point. No airplane will ever let you do that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Route Of Flight\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou are not restricted to a route — that is part of the point — but most first sessions run something like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"yfla-table-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"yfla-spec-table\"\u003e\n\u003ccaption\u003eHow A Simulator Session Runs, Segment By Segment\u003c\/caption\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSegment\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat You Do\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBriefing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoughly twenty-five minutes: controls, instruments, the plan, your questions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTakeoff\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLine up and fly it yourself, instructor alongside\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAir work\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClimbs, descents, level turns, holding heading and altitude\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCircuits and landings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRepeat the approach as often as you like — repositioning is instant\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeather on demand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe same approach again in fog, crosswind or at night\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDebrief\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat went well, what to work on, what a real flight adds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat The Number Buys\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e$189 covers the simulator and the instructor. Nothing is added at the desk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Simulator\u003c\/strong\u003e — An FAA-approved Redbird on a full-motion platform, indoors at Van Nuys Airport.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Briefing\u003c\/strong\u003e — About twenty-five minutes before you fly, covering the controls, the instruments and the plan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSixty Minutes In The Seat\u003c\/strong\u003e — The stated hour is time at the controls, running the scenario.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn FAA-Certificated Instructor\u003c\/strong\u003e — Beside you for the whole session, teaching and running the scenario rather than watching a screen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pause Button\u003c\/strong\u003e — Freeze it, discuss it, fly it again. The machine's biggest teaching advantage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Signed Logbook Entry\u003c\/strong\u003e — Your instructor signs the session in your logbook.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTime Toward A License\u003c\/strong\u003e — Approved simulator time counts toward FAA requirements, and your instructor will explain exactly how the hours apply to the certificate or rating you are after.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOne Quick Check Before You Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"yfla-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no weight limit on the simulator. None. If a weight limit is what has been standing between you and a discovery flight, this is the session to book — and if you would still rather fly the real airplane, call \u003ca href=\"tel:+18183301318\"\u003e(818) 330-1318\u003c\/a\u003e before you book anything and we will talk through the options with you. There is often a way to make an airplane work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe simulator is never canceled by weather. Rain, wind, fog and heat make no difference to a machine that is indoors — your instructor can dial that weather in deliberately if it is useful. Our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/weather-and-cancellation-policy\"\u003eweather and cancellation policy\u003c\/a\u003e still applies for rescheduling: free up to 24 hours before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho This Suits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNervous flyers, because nothing leaves the ground. Anybody who wants to try the controls before booking a flight. Parents and kids who want an hour that does not depend on the marine layer. People who cannot meet an airplane's weight limit. And anyone thinking seriously about training, because it makes the first real lesson go much better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCleared For Departure\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBook online or call us — 9 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week, at Van Nuys Airport. Your confirmation carries the address, the parking and who to ask for. No medical certificate, no experience, nothing to bring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUseful reading first: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/what-to-expect\"\u003ewhat to expect on your discovery flight\u003c\/a\u003e, our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/faq\"\u003ediscovery flight FAQ\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/van-nuys-airport\"\u003eflying out of Van Nuys Airport\u003c\/a\u003e. If the simulator is a warm-up for the real thing, the airplanes you would fly next are the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/piper-warrior-pa-28-161\"\u003ePiper Warrior PA-28-161\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cirrus-sr22\"\u003eCirrus SR22\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/diamond-da20-c1\"\u003eDiamond DA20-C1\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Flights In The Air\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/discovery-flight-los-angeles\"\u003eDiscovery Flight In Los Angeles\u003c\/a\u003e — sixty minutes, one seat, $229.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/discovery-flight-for-two-downtown-los-angeles\"\u003eDiscovery Flight For Two Over Downtown Los Angeles\u003c\/a\u003e — sixty minutes, two seats, $299.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/discovery-flight-for-two-malibu-coast\"\u003eMalibu Coast Discovery Flight For Two\u003c\/a\u003e — ninety minutes to Point Dume and back, $399.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/luxury-cirrus-discovery-flight-for-two\"\u003eLuxury Cirrus SR22 Discovery Flight\u003c\/a\u003e — glass panel and leather seats, $499 ($599 with a passenger).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"yfla-cta\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook The Simulator Hour\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSixty minutes in a full-motion Redbird with an instructor, $189, never canceled by weather. Call 9 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week. It also makes an easy present — a \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/gift-cards\"\u003eflight gift certificate\u003c\/a\u003e works for the simulator or for any of the flights.\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":44161886388298,"sku":"YFLA-SIM-60","price":189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/6351\/4698\/files\/yfla-redbird-simulator-poster.jpg?v=1788747355","url":"https:\/\/youfly.la\/products\/flight-simulator-experience-los-angeles","provider":"You Fly LA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}