(818) 399-9905 · Open 9 AM–9 PM, 7 Days a Week · ★★★★★ 4.9 · 500+ Reviews · Van Nuys Airport
Take flight lessons at Van Nuys Airport — one-on-one with FAA-certified instructors, in a modern fleet, on a schedule that fits your life. From your very first takeoff over the San Fernando Valley to your Private Pilot checkride, every lesson is structured, personal, and priced with no surprises.
Los Angeles has no shortage of places to learn to fly — but fifteen-plus years at Van Nuys Airport and 500+ five-star reviews come from doing a few unglamorous things extremely well:
You fly with an FAA-certified instructor dedicated to you — no group instruction, no rotating strangers. Consistent pairing means faster progress and fewer repeated lessons.
Train in the Diamond DA20, Piper Warrior, or Cessna 162, step up to the complex Piper Arrow, and grow into the Cirrus SR22 Turbo or twin-engine Piper Seminole — all maintained in-house at KVNY.
Published, all-in course prices — see pricing — with financing available, and lessons bookable 9 AM–9 PM, seven days a week, so a full-time job never blocks your license.
A typical lesson runs about two hours, and every minute has a job. Here is the rhythm you will settle into from week one:
You and your instructor review the day's objectives, the weather over Los Angeles, and exactly what you will practice — so nothing in the air comes as a surprise.
You walk the airplane together, checking fuel, oil, control surfaces, and tires. Learning to judge an aircraft's condition is a core pilot skill, taught from lesson one.
You handle the controls for most of the flight — climbs, turns, descents, and eventually takeoffs and landings — over the Valley, the Malibu coastline, or the practice areas north of the city, while your instructor coaches and manages the busy KVNY radio work until you are ready to take it over.
What went well, what to polish, and what is coming next lesson — logged in your training record so progress is visible, measurable, and never left to memory.
Most students fly two to three lessons a week and reach their Private Pilot License in a few months. Teens are welcome too — see our teen flight training program and the companion parent's guide.
Not every skill should be learned at 4,500 feet with the meter running. Our Redbird MCX full-motion simulator lets you rehearse procedures, emergencies, and instrument flying safely on the ground — at a fraction of aircraft cost.
Students who blend simulator sessions into their lesson plan consistently need fewer aircraft hours to hit checkride standards: you can pause a maneuver mid-air, reset a landing approach ten times in ten minutes, and practice engine failures that would be unsafe to stage in a real airplane. The MCX's wrap-around visuals and full motion replicate the exact sight picture of flying over Los Angeles, so everything transfers directly to the aircraft. Learn more on our flight simulators page — and try it during your first visit to the school at 7900 Balboa Blvd.
The left seat is waiting. Book a discovery flight over Los Angeles — and if you enroll within 24 hours, its full cost credits toward your training.
Real students, real first flights, real ratings — straight from Google and Yelp.
The fastest way to know if the left seat is for you is to stand on the flight line. Book a free consultation — or reach us whichever way you like.
Tour the school, meet your instructors, sit in the cockpit, and leave with a personal training plan and exact pricing. Your Discovery Flight fee is credited toward training when you enroll within 24 hours.
One minute, a few details, fast answers from a real person on our team.
