Set the goal and cadence
Start with your availability, experience, and certificate/rating goal. A consistent schedule is encouraged, while the plan remains realistic for work, family, and budget.
A Flight Review (formerly called a Biennial Flight Review or BFR) is required every 24 calendar months for all certificated pilots to remain current and legal. The review consists of at least 1 hour of ground instruction and 1 hour of flight instruction with a CFI.
At Accelerated Flight School, Flight Reviews are structured around your background, currency gap, and current proficiency level. our instructors, CFI/CFII, tailors the review to genuinely assess and restore your proficiency — not just check a regulatory box. If you have not flown in several months or years, the review may involve additional time to bring your skills back to a safe standard.
The Flight Review at Accelerated Flight School is conducted at Van Nuys Airport in the fleet aircraft. Ground and flight instruction time is billed at standard rates: aircraft starting at $155/hr wet and instructor $35/hr. Most Flight Reviews require 2–4 hours total depending on currency gap.
How to Get the Most From Your Flight Review
A flight review is not a test you pass or fail — there is no checkride-style outcome — but it is also not a formality. The regulation simply sets a floor of one hour of ground and one hour of flight, and the instructor decides when your knowledge and skills are back to a safe standard. The more prepared you arrive, the more efficient and affordable the review.
Before you come out to Van Nuys, it is worth refreshing on a few things: recent changes to the regulations, the airspace around KVNY, and the maneuvers you have not practiced lately. On the flight, expect to demonstrate normal and emergency operations, stalls, slow flight, and a few landings appropriate to your experience.
If it has genuinely been a while, plan for a little more than the minimum so the review can do its real job of rebuilding proficiency. Aircraft time starts at $155/hr wet and instruction is $35/hr, so a typical review is modest in cost. Call or text 424-493-2761 to schedule.
A Student-First Plan From First Lesson to Certificate
Good flight training is built around the student, not a preset package. At Accelerated Flight School, instructors care about progress and use a plan that connects each lesson to the FAA/ACS standards for your goal.
Make every dual lesson count
Preflight briefing, aircraft handling, radio work, and a focused debrief give each session a purpose. The next lesson follows the skills already demonstrated.
Prepare rather than rush
Ground knowledge, maneuvers, and decision-making are developed together. The instructor identifies what still needs practice instead of treating a checkride as a shortcut.
Why KVNY Supports Practical Flight Training
For Los Angeles students, Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) offers an active Los Angeles general aviation environment where aircraft control, tower communication, and airspace awareness can grow together. Our flight school pairs that environment with transparent, pay-as-you-fly planning and no large upfront commitment.
Checkride coordination is planned early
As checkride readiness approaches, the school plans examiner coordination early and targets a checkride within 1–2 weeks after training is complete when examiner schedules, weather, and eligibility allow. This is a planning target, not a guarantee: independent DPE availability and checkride outcomes remain outside the school's control.
Why Train at Van Nuys Airport (KVNY)?
Van Nuys Airport is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the United States — and one of the best environments to earn a pilot certificate.
Active Controlled Airport
KVNY has a live tower, ILS approaches, and year-round high-traffic conditions. You learn real-world radio communication from lesson one.
Real Los Angeles Airspace
Training here means working with Burbank Class C, LA Class B, and diverse terminal area procedures — preparation for flying anywhere in the country.
Consistent Training Weather
The San Fernando Valley's inland location provides consistent VFR training conditions, particularly compared to coastal marine-layer airports.
Cross-Country Route Variety
From KVNY you can fly cross-country to Santa Barbara, Camarillo, Bakersfield, Big Bear, Brackett, Long Beach, and beyond — building real navigation skills.
General Aviation Focused
No commercial airline traffic competing for runway time. KVNY is a dedicated GA airport built around pilots like you.
Checkride Access
FAA Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs) are available in the Van Nuys area for all certificates and ratings.
Training Programs at Accelerated Flight School
From your first discovery flight through your commercial certificate and flight instructor rating — all based at Van Nuys Airport.
How We Approach Your Training
Accelerated Flight School is built around a straightforward principle: efficient, structured training that respects your time, your money, and your goals.
ACS-Based from Day One
Every lesson objective maps directly to the FAA's Airman Certification Standards — the exact document your checkride examiner will use. No filler flights.
Checkride-Focused Preparation
You are never wondering when you will be ready. Your instructor tracks your progress against checkride standards and gives you a clear picture at every stage.
Instructor Accountability
Your instructor debriefs every flight with specific observations. What you did well, what needs work, and exactly what your next lesson will address.
Pay-As-You-Fly
No large training loans required. No large prepaid blocks. You schedule and pay per lesson, keeping your investment proportional to your progress at all times.
Student-First Instruction
No runaround, no scripted upsell sequences, no inflated hours. Our instructors teach because they believe in the mission of aviation training done right.
No Pressure on Pace
Train twice a week or twice a month — your schedule, your pace. The instruction quality does not change based on how fast you progress through the program.