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Ascent Aviation Academy

#1 Rated Flight School Van Nuys

At Ascent Aviation Flight School Van Nuys, you come first. A solid foundation with world-class airplanes, from world-class instructors at a world-class airport. Being able to fly for fun and professionally too. All while making your dreams take flight. Sounds too good to be true? Well, so did flying before the Wright brothers came along. And now it's your turn to touch the skies at Ascent Aviation Academy, Van Nuys, California.

We Are LA's #1 Path To The Airlines!

Private Pilot

Fly family and friends or begin your aviation career. The Private Pilot program is your first step.

Instrument Rating Training

Head in the clouds? No problem. Our instrument training program with modern equipment will have you flying in any weather.

Commercial Rating

As a commercial pilot, you will have a world of options. It's a great time to get a commercial rating and invest in your future with Ascent Aviation Flight School.

CFI/CFII/MEI

Are you interested in beginning a rewarding career in flying and teaching others to fly too? Choosing Ascent Aviation Flight Academy is your first step!

Financing for affordable training guaranteed
Guaranteed job upon completion of career program

Top-rated fleet with a 100% safety record
Go from zero to commercial pilot in as little as 9 months

Gold Seal instructors with 100% pass rates
Guaranteed scheduled interview with SkyWest or JetSuiteX

Flight school courses at VNY

All training and discovery flights are lead out of Van Nuys Airport

What our students say

I started with ascent this month and have been extremely happy with my training. Andy my instructor is extremely knowledgeable and a captain at jetsuite. All of the staff at ascent have been very helpful and out of the 3 schools I’ve been too since starting my training this is definitely the most professional.

Nate Carmine

Seth is an EXCELLENT instructor. Having two instructors before him I can confidently say I wish I had him all along from the beginning. This man knows how to fly. He will teach you stick & rudder skills. Today I really required a lot of extra work on my steep turns and he never once got fed up or had a temper. I’m truly grateful to have even found him. I will continue to train with him for the rest of my ratings because he is competent and encouraging. I definitely recommend him.

Krista Shawn

Working with Seth at Van Nuys’s Ascent Aviation Academy I was able to achieve my childhood dream of becoming a licensed pilot. Seth’s honesty, devotion to his students, and passion for flying resulted in a successful check ride on the first attempt.Thanks to this awesome course, I am now a certified pilot and so happy that I went through Ascent Aviation Academy flight school! I appreciate the hard work that your team does for the trainees – the course went smoothly with tons of useful information. You are great!

Robert Joseph

Los Angeles

Our Fleet

Ascent Aviation Flight School of Los Angeles uses state-of-the-art, modern aircraft with touch-screen navigation. We are proudly recognized as a Van Nuys school that has the most advanced equipment and technology around! In addition to this, all planes are regularly maintained by our professional service technicians. With new equipment, terrain alerts and so much more, you can feel safe when you fly one of our planes!
Our fleet is absolutely the best- just check it out below and reach out with any questions!

Why Ascent Aviation Academy?

Are you wondering why Ascent Aviation Flight School over any of our competitors? Well, read on below to learn why our academy is the best!

PRIVATELY OWNED PLAINS

This means we have the highest standard in maintenance on the field, We have to! Where other flight schools do bare minimum to keep their fleet alive, you will find it difficult to find one thing on our airplanes that is inoperable. Learn more about our location at Van Nuys airport here. Learn more about getting your PPL here and how you can set off and learn to fly.

Theres a big problem in the flight training industry and at VNY. In many situations, an aviation school may have a ton of airplanes but only 30% of them actually are in operation at any given time.

Ascent Aviation Academy is different from other pilot aviation schools. We Guarantee you a Safe, Updated, Airplane to fly 7 days a week whether you’re getting a PPL or doing something else. We are what flight training should be! Get your PPL license or anything else with us!

THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TRAINING FLEET IN SOCAL

Ascent Aviation Academy guarantees the most up-to-date flight training and fleet kept at VNY airport in all of SoCal. All of our planes are equipped with the latest and greatest in GPS systems. Each plane has full ADS-B in and out. This means you have traffic alerts just like the guys in the jets do, along with terrain avoidance, in air FIS-B weather and much more. This is great as you learn to fly and feel more confident in a plane.

100% SAFETY WITH ZERO ACCIDENTS

Ascent Aviation Academy LA follows the Gold Standard in Maintenance. Along with the FAA mandated 100 hour inspections all of our airplanes also receive 50 hour inspections, we go above and beyond to provide the safest atmosphere possible for our students and renters. With that being said we have been able to maintain a flawless safety record and have had zero incidents or accidents. Learn to fly with Ascent Aviation Academy.

EXCELLENT INSTRUCTORS

All of our flight school and flight training instructors are handpicked and former students at Ascent.
Whats that mean for you? It means instructors that are extremely familiar with not only the airplanes that they train you in but also the area you will be training in as well. I myself the Owner keep a close eye on each instructor and their students progress and if I don’t personally train you will be doing stage checks to make sure you are making the progress that you should be here at Ascent.
There’s a reason that 80% of all pilot applicants drop out before they even solo and finish their flight training…The instructors don’t care! At Ascent were in the training environment because we want to be not because were trying to build 1500 hours and then go to the airline and leave you hanging.

WE DON'T HAVE A NO REFUND POLICY

That’s right, If you decide this isn’t for you…Its your money, Take it back. We believe in our company and fleet enough that we don’t have to lock you in through some no refund policy so you’re forced to stay here.

0% INTEREST ON FINANCING

Whether you are a Career Student looking to go all the way or just someone that need a bit of help financing their private pilot license we can help you out with that. We will make you a personalized payment plan that takes the guess work out of financing your license.

GUARANTEED JOB OFFER AND PLACEMENT FOLLOWING TRAINING

We offer you a job the day you graduate from our student pilot program. Along with one of the highest starting pays in our region.

PARTNERSHIP WITH AIRLINES

For CFI’s the reach the airline minimum of 1500 hours, you will have enormous opportunity when you choose Ascent Aviation Academy of Van Nuys, California.

We work very closely with several recruiters at Skywest, Jetsuite X, Piedmont, and many more. Once you’ve hit your hours we can help you land that first airline job.