About Wings Over L.A.
Welcome to Wings Over L.A. Aviation! Located at the Prop Park VNY of the world-famous Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles, we are the premiere flight school and air tour operator in Southern California. If you have ever looked to the skies and dreamed of learning to fly, we are here to help make your dream a reality!
With an utmost focus on safety, our clean, comfortable and highly maintained fleet includes both analog as well as state-of-the-art Garmin G1000 avionics. No matter your training preference, Wings Over L.A. has you covered. We utilize the fully integrated Cessna Flight Training system ground and flight training curriculum, so your instruction is standardized following a syllabus with student progress tracking features.
Please give us a call or stop by our facility; our knowledgeable and experienced staff would love to show you around our operations and answer any questions you might have regarding learning to fly. You can also take that first step into aviation and schedule an introductory flight to experience the exhilarating feeling of flying a plane over sunny Los Angeles with Wings Over L.A. We’d love to fly with you!
Testimonials
Meet Our Team
Jess Fernandez
Owner-Chief Pilot
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Julia Elsea
Front Desk
Greg Oates
Flight Instructor
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Jess Fernandez:
I have had a life-long passion for aviation. As a child,
I remember my dad taking me to the airport to
watch planes take off and land and I was fascinated by
them. I consider myself very fortunate to have
been able to turn my love for aviation into a career.
I
have been involved in aviation at Van Nuys,
Burbank and Whiteman airports for the past 30 years and
currently hold a multiengine Airline Transport
Pilot certificate with approximately 7,000 hrs. of
flight time and continue to fly commercially. During all
these years, I have established many contacts within the
aviation industry that have helped pave the
way for our commercial students to get jobs after
obtaining their certificates and logging their required
hours.
As background, I began managing and leasing back
airplanes to flight schools at Van Nuys in
2007. In 2020, I decided it was time to start my own
flight school and formed Wings Over L.A. Aviation,
LLC which I actively run with a group
of highly qualified instructors.
Our goal at
Wings Over L.A. is to provide a range of clean, well
maintained airplanes, top professional instructors
and comfortable facilities at very competitive rates in
a friendly environment. We are the only flight
school at Van Nuys that can take a student from private
pilot to multi-engine commercial and ATP.
I
hope you come visit us and give us a chance to show you
around.
Front Desk:
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Greg Oates:
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Richard Cassel
Flight Instructor
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Derek Iudica
Flight Instructor
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Chad Houke
Flight Instructor
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Richard Cassel:
Richard Cassel has wanted to fly as far back as he can remember. With over 1000 hours
instructing he truly enjoys teaching others how to master the skies. Richard says that while
good pilots are always learning, good instructors are always learning from their students. He
believes that the confidence to make safe, smart aeronautical decisions is the best asset
instructors can give their students.
Derek Iudica:
Born and raised in Los Angeles I’ve had a fascination with aviation from a very young age.
Taking every opportunity to surround myself with the field, from participating in youth programs
to working line service while earning my certificates; it is my goal to share this experience.
Chad Houke:
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Daniel Kass
Flight Instructor
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Andrew Son
Flight Instructor
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Daniel Kass:
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Andrew Son:
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