
Sit in the pilot's seat of a Cessna 172, take the controls and learn to fly!
Sit in the pilot's seat of a Cessna 172, take the controls and learn to fly!
This Learn to Fly experience near Los Angeles is the ultimate hands-on flight lesson for anyone who has ever dreamed of flying!
You begin your flight experience with a 20-minute ground lesson. Here, you learn the basics of the airplane's flight controls and how to perform every aspect of flight. After your ground lesson and safety instruction, you will know how to do everything required and are ready for flight.
As you climb into the plane and buckle up, you're excited and prepared for the flight. You start the engine, taxi the airplane to the runway and get ready for takeoff.
Your certified instructor will handle takeoff and landing of the aircraft, but mid-flight you will take the controls and feel what it's like to fly.
This experience will give you a deep understanding of how a plane works and what a typical flight school lesson is like.
This is an exhilarating hands-on experience that is sure to be remembered for a lifetime!
Flight Options:
Basic Flight: A 45-60 minute flight departs from the Torrance airport and flies south of Palos Verdes. You fly along the cliff-lined coast of Palos Verdes, near the Donald Trump National Golf Club, over Los Angeles Harbor, the Queen Mary, downtown Long Beach and the Vincent Thomas Bridge.
VIP Flight: A 60-90 minute flight that follows the same path as the Basic Flight, but also includes a variety of L.A. area sites including but not limited to LAX, Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica Pier, Pacific Palisades, Getty Center, UCLA, Playboy Mansion, Universal Studios, Hollywood Bowl, Beverly Center, Hollywood Sign, Staples Center and more.
Private Pilot License Starter Package: This package includes the 60-90 minute VIP Flight described above with a 20 minute ground lesson before lift-off, 2 hours of practice time in a full-motion simulator as well as 1-hour of one-on-one classroom time where you will study techniques, safety procedures and learn about aerodynamics. This package is broken into 2 sessions booked on seperate days. Package also includes a $50 credit to be used at the in-house pilot store on items of your choice and a logbook to document your first flight and log any future flights times.
Year-Round:
Daily - 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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For this experience, our partners are taking additional measures to ensure that they help prevent the potential spread of COVID-19. They are sanitizing their air crafts and all common areas. Additionally, they have implemented a high-temperature, high-UV light cleaning system for all headsets to be sanitized between uses. Our partners kindly ask that participants wash their hands prior to their lesson, and again before entering the aircraft. All participants are required to wear a mask as well.
At this time, the experience is limited to only participants who currently reside in Southern California. Anyone wishing to participate must provide their photo ID as verification of their residency in the Southern California area. These Covid-19 safety measures are subject to change.
Passengers and students must be at least 18 years old.
For safety reasons, individual participants cannot weigh more than 200 lbs. All participants must be able to safely buckle a seat belt which is 40 inches in length.
Safety is their number one priority. All of the flight training airplanes have inspections every 50 hours (typically it is every 100 hours, but they take it even further). They do this to ensure their airplanes are operating at their best.
Newer Cessna 172S model high wing airplanes, with fuel injected 180 HP engines are used for the flight lessons. They have analog flight instruments and modern avionics including GPS color maps, dual axis autopilot, electric trim, electronic transponder, dual NAV/COMM radios.
Returns
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Once you have scheduled a date and received a booking confirmation, canceling and rescheduling is allowed up to 72 hours prior to your experience, failure to appear on your booked date or to reschedule at least 72 hours prior to your booked date may result in the loss of the value of your experience. In the event your experience is canceled due to inclement weather you will reschedule your experience directly with your experience provider.
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If you find the same experience with the same provider advertised at a lower standard price (does not include vendor promotions or sales), simply contact us at (866) 525-6839 or email us at info@cloud9living.com and we’ll match the advertised price.
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