Twin-engine Piper Seminole on the ramp at Van Nuys, the aircraft used for the multi-engine discovery flight for two

Multi-Engine Discovery Flight For Two (Piper Seminole)

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$499.00
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Twin-engine Piper Seminole on the ramp at Van Nuys, the aircraft used for the multi-engine discovery flight for two
  • Twin-engine Piper Seminole on the ramp at Van Nuys, the aircraft used for the multi-engine discovery flight for two
  • Twin-engine Piper Seminole on the ramp at Van Nuys, the aircraft used for the multi-engine discovery flight for two
Multi-Engine Discovery Flight For Two (Piper Seminole)

Multi-Engine Discovery Flight For Two (Piper Seminole)

$499.00
Passengers

Your Time In The Airplane

60

minutes in the airplane.
Exactly that, every time.

Your visit, start to finish · about 2 hours

  • Check-in, then a briefing of about 5 min
  • Walk-around with your instructor
  • In the airplane, 60 min
  • Logbook and wrap-up
Multi-Engine For Two$499
Book 60 Minutes · $499

Sixty minutes in a twin-engine airplane, and one of you flies it. The Piper Seminole PA-44-180 is a four-seat twin with two 180-horsepower engines turning counter-rotating propellers, and it is the airplane most professional pilots earn their multi-engine rating in. Almost nobody outside professional training ever gets to fly one.

One passenger sits in the left seat with hands on the controls and a certificated multi-engine instructor beside them. The second passenger rides in the back with a headset and the same view. A third seat is available for $100 more.

A twin feels different from the first second of the takeoff roll: two engines spooling together, noticeably more acceleration, and the sense of being in a larger airplane rather than a light single. At 162 knots it also covers a lot more of Los Angeles in an hour than a trainer does.

This flight is a two-passenger preview of our standard multi-engine discovery flight, for anyone who wants to bring someone along for the ride.

What Is Included

  • 60 minutes of aircraft time in the Piper Seminole PA-44-180
  • A pre-flight briefing covering the aircraft, its systems and what makes a twin different
  • The preflight walkaround, done with you and a checklist
  • A certificated multi-engine flight instructor, fuel and headsets
  • A logbook entry for multi-engine dual instruction received

Good To Know

  • $499 for two people, one flying and one riding. An extra passenger is $100 more.
  • Weight limit: 200 lb per passenger and 550 lb combined across everyone on board.
  • Weight and balance decides seating in a four-seat twin, so tell us everyone's weight when you book.
  • Bring government photo ID. No medical certificate or prior experience is required.
  • The time is logged as multi-engine dual instruction received, which counts toward a multi-engine rating under 14 CFR 61.63.
  • Enroll in our Multi-Engine Rating course within 24 hours and the full cost of this flight is credited toward it.

Questions about seats, weight or scheduling: call (818) 330-1318, any day from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. We are at 7900 Balboa Blvd, Main Terminal Unit 108, Van Nuys, CA 91406, on Van Nuys Airport.

The Route

An Hour Over Los Angeles, Landmark By Landmark

Sixty minutes out of Van Nuys Airport: past Universal Studios, the Hollywood Sign and Griffith Observatory, one full circle around Downtown LA, then west along the north side of SoFi Stadium and LAX to the coast, up the shoreline from Venice Beach to Malibu and home over the hills. Your instructor takes off and lands. You fly 50–80% of it.

  • About 1 Hour From Van Nuys
  • You Fly 50–80%
  • From $229 All-In
  • No Experience Needed
Waypoint 01 Of 12Van Nuys Airport
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You’re FlyingInstructor: Takeoff & LandingWe Stay North Of LAX & SoFi

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  1. The San Fernando Valley seen over the wing of a small training airplane just after takeoff from Van Nuys Airport, with tree-lined streets and a long boulevard running toward the hills
    The San Fernando Valley Over The Wing

    01Instructor Takeoff

    Van Nuys Airport

    Takeoff From Van Nuys

    Your instructor handles the takeoff from Van Nuys, one of the busiest general aviation airports anywhere, and explains what is happening the whole way up. Clear of the pattern, you take the controls.

  2. Universal Studios Hollywood seen from a small airplane, the theme park and studio soundstages on the hillside above the 101 freeway, with the Los Angeles River, Burbank and the Verdugo Mountains behind
    Universal Studios Hollywood From The Air

    02You’re Flying

    Universal Studios

    The Studio Lots From Above

    Your first landmark, only a few minutes out. From the air the studio lots are a small city of soundstages and backlots, with the theme park perched on the hill above the freeway.

  3. The Hollywood Sign on the slope of Mount Lee, seen almost level with the letters from a small airplane, with the radio tower on the summit and the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance
    The Hollywood Sign On Mount Lee

    03You’re Flying

    Hollywood Sign

    Level With The Letters

    You fly past the Hollywood Sign close to the height of the letters, a view that belongs to pilots, with the radio tower on the summit and the San Gabriel Mountains beyond.

  4. Griffith Observatory and its white domes on the ridge of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, seen from a small airplane, with the Los Angeles basin stretching to the horizon
    Griffith Observatory From The Air

    04You’re Flying

    Griffith Observatory

    The White Domes Over The Basin

    Griffith Observatory sits on its ridge in Griffith Park with the entire Los Angeles basin spread out behind it, all the way to the ocean on a clear day.

  5. The Downtown Los Angeles skyscrapers seen over the wing of a small airplane circling the towers on a discovery flight
    Circling The Downtown Towers

    05You’re Flying

    Downtown LA

    One Full Circle Around The Towers

    You come in from the south and fly one complete counterclockwise circle around the Downtown skyline, so the towers pass off your wing from every side with the mountains behind them.

  6. SoFi Stadium in Inglewood at golden hour, seen from a small airplane passing just north of it, with the neighborhoods of South Los Angeles in the foreground
    SoFi Stadium From Just North

    06You’re Flying

    SoFi Stadium

    The Stadium Off Your Left Wing

    The route passes just north of SoFi Stadium and never crosses over it. The translucent roof of the Rams and Chargers home slides past your left wing.

  7. Los Angeles International Airport and its runways seen from a small airplane passing north of the airport, with Santa Monica Bay and the Palos Verdes Peninsula on the horizon
    LAX From The North Side

    07You’re Flying

    LAX

    Airliners On Approach Beside You

    Off your left wing, airliners line up on final for LAX, one of the busiest airports on Earth. You stay north of the airport the whole time and never fly over it.

  8. Venice Beach seen over the wing of a small airplane, with the wide sand, the surf and the boardwalk, and the Westside stretching inland to the hills
    Venice Beach Over The Wing

    08You’re Flying

    Venice Beach

    Turn Right At The Ocean

    The boardwalk, the skate park and the wide beach, then a right turn to follow the shoreline north with Santa Monica Bay opening up ahead of you.

  9. Santa Monica Pier and its Ferris wheel from the air at sunset, with the sun going down over the Pacific Ocean and waves breaking along the beach
    Santa Monica Pier From The Air

    09You’re Flying

    Santa Monica Pier

    The Ferris Wheel Below

    The pier and its Ferris wheel go by beneath you with surf breaking along the beach, a scene from a hundred films, now seen from your own airplane.

  10. The Malibu coastline at sunset seen from a small airplane, the Santa Monica Mountains dropping into the Pacific Ocean with Pacific Coast Highway along the shore
    The Malibu Coast At Sunset

    10You’re Flying

    Malibu

    Where The Mountains Meet The Sea

    You follow the coast past Pacific Palisades to Malibu, where the Santa Monica Mountains fall straight into the Pacific and Pacific Coast Highway traces the shore.

  11. The wing of a small airplane over the San Fernando Valley on the way back to Van Nuys, with the city grid below and mountains under the clouds on the horizon
    Back Across The San Fernando Valley

    11You’re Flying

    Warner Center

    Back Over The Hills

    A turn north over the Santa Monica Mountains brings you to Warner Center in Woodland Hills, then east across the San Fernando Valley with Van Nuys lined up ahead.

  12. 12Instructor Landing

    Back At Van Nuys

    Your Instructor Lands, Then You Debrief

    Bring a pilot logbook and your instructor signs your first entry. Enroll in a course within 24 hours and the full cost of your flight is credited toward your training.

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Typical route, flown without landing anywhere but Van Nuys. Weather and air traffic control set the final path on the day.

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