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Add twin-engine privileges and the multi-engine time airlines want. Earn your Multi-Engine Rating in Los Angeles with Flight School LA as a fast, focused add-on to your certificate.
A Multi-Engine Rating in Los Angeles is one of the smartest investments a career-track pilot can make. It lets you act as pilot in command of airplanes with more than one engine, and just as importantly, it builds the multi-engine time that airlines and operators weigh heavily when hiring. Flight School LA has been training Southern California pilots from Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) for more than 15 years, and our multi-engine program is built to be efficient and checkride-ready.
Twin-engine flying introduces new skills: managing two powerplants, understanding asymmetric thrust, and handling an engine failure with control and confidence. These are the competencies that mark a professional pilot and that hiring boards want to see logged in your book.
Multi-engine hours are highly valued by airlines and operators. This rating starts the clock on building them.
Command faster, higher-performance twins with the redundancy of a second engine.
Engine-out management and systems knowledge that set serious career pilots apart.
The Multi-Engine Rating is an add-on, so the prerequisites are straightforward. There is no separate written exam for the add-on rating, which is part of what makes it such an efficient credential to earn.
Our multi-engine curriculum is concentrated and hands-on. You will spend time on the systems and aerodynamics unique to twins, then quickly move into the aircraft to fly the maneuvers your checkride requires.
Multi-engine performance, V-speeds, critical engine, and the aerodynamics behind asymmetric thrust.
Identify, verify, and feather. Master single-engine control, drift-down, and engine-out approaches and landings.
Steep turns, slow flight, stalls, and normal, short-field, and engine-failure takeoff and landing scenarios.
A focused mock checkride and oral review so you finish quickly and confidently.
Multi-engine training lives or dies on the airplane, so you will train in a genuine twin alongside the high-performance and complex singles that sharpen the same skills — all part of our modern, meticulously maintained Van Nuys fleet.
The heart of your rating — a forgiving twin with benign engine-out manners that make Vmc work and asymmetric thrust safe to master.
A turbocharged, glass-panel single that builds the speed management and systems discipline twin flying demands.
Retractable gear and a constant-speed prop introduce the complex-aircraft habits that carry straight into the twin.
Drill engine-failure scenarios and single-engine approaches on the ground before you ever feed in the rudder for real.
Sharpen your skills on the ground in our FAA-approved Redbird full-motion simulator — practice procedures, instrument work, and emergencies in any weather, then carry that confidence straight into the cockpit on your Multi-Engine Rating training.
One of the most cost-effective ratings you can add. One fixed price — aircraft, simulator, instruction, and ground all in writing before you start, and $500 off this summer.
Financing: $2,500 down + 2 × $1,300/mo
Enroll Now →Because there is no separate written exam and the syllabus is concentrated, most students complete the Multi-Engine Rating in just a few days to a couple of weeks. With our seven-day-a-week availability from 9 AM to 9 PM, you can knock it out on a focused schedule or fit it around work.
Finish in just a few days of intensive flying for students who can commit full time.
One to two weeks at a relaxed pace of several flights spread across the week.
Evenings and weekends to fit your schedule, available seven days a week.
"Took the controls over Van Nuys and the whole city opened up below us. Unreal first flight — booking again."
"Kayla is a great instructor — calm, organized, and a real pleasure to fly with. Made my first flight so comfortable."
"Ralph is knowledgeable, patient, and professional. Explained every principle of flight in a way I could follow."
"The owner, Alex, immediately put me at ease. Best intro flight in LA — calm, safe, and let me actually fly the plane."
"Anthony explains everything in a way that actually makes sense. Super chill and a great way to get comfortable in the sky."
"Joseph was patient and a really great teacher. Professional with great energy, and the Diamond was a blast to fly."
"Started with a discovery flight, now working on my private. Welcoming team and genuinely flexible scheduling."
"Gifted the flight for two and we both loved every second. Incredible views of the coastline — worth every dollar."
Build the multi-engine time the airlines want with the Los Angeles team pilots have trusted for 15+ years. Book a discovery flight or a free consultation today.
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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.
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