Oxnard Campus (KOXR). Shorter Time. Lower Cost.

Van Nuys is our main campus. Oxnard is where we fly the training that benefits most from less traffic and less waiting.

Why We Fly Multi-Engine in Oxnard

In a twin, every minute on the Hobbs costs more than it does in a single, so where you fly matters. Oxnard keeps the ground portion of each lesson short, so more of every hour goes to actual training.

• Less time on the ground: a short taxi from engine start to takeoff, without the waits that come with a busier airport.
• Close practice area: less of the hour spent getting to and from where you train.
• Fewer hours to finish: more productive flights mean fewer total hours for your multi-engine add-on or MEI, and a lower total cost.

Learn more about our multi-engine add-on, MEI and time building programs.

Time Building in Our Piper Cherokee Warrior

N32947, our Piper Cherokee Warrior, isn’t only for multi students. It’s a great airplane for building the hours you need toward your instrument rating and commercial certificate, from cross-country time for the instrument rating to the total time you need before your commercial checkride.

Why a Dry Rate?

For time building, we rent N32947 dry at $135 per hour. Fuel isn’t included, so you fuel the airplane yourself and pay for exactly what you use. No fuel surcharges, no receipts to turn in and no back-and-forth over reimbursement after a cross-country. It keeps things simple on both sides.

The dry rate is for time building only. For dual instruction, N32947 rents at $170 per hour wet, with your instructor billed separately.

Why Multi-Engine Time Matters

For multi-engine time building, N15U, our Beechcraft Duchess, rents at $330 per hour dry with your instructor included. Every N15U flight is dual, so you’re never paying for the airplane and an instructor separately. Training toward a rating, like the multi-engine add-on or MEI, is $350 per hour wet with your instructor billed separately.

• Getting hired: earning the rating is only the first step. Many employers look for real multi-engine time, and a rating with only a handful of hours puts you behind other applicants.
• Insurance minimums: insurers set multi-engine minimums before a pilot can be covered in a twin. Those minimums often decide whether an employer can put you in the airplane at all.