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Fly as You Might

What’s with you lately?

Cherry red lipstick. DIY hair experiments along the absolutely auburn prism. Compulsive cuts on the bias.

Ever since the derring-do of Hughes and Hepburn lit up the big screen, you’ve been on a real tear.

Forget Kate’s chemise; remember her mind-set. Take your adventurous spirit to new heights with Hollywood Aviators. The sleek, stylized boutique flight school has its campus at historic Van Nuys Airport, a.k.a. Airport to the Stars. (Casablanca was shot there.)

They’ll accommodate serious pilot contenders and those just looking for 30 minutes in heaven. For 99 bucks, the Discovery Flight package allows you to fly a plane over a scenic route at an altitude low enough to pinpoint Grandma’s house but high enough to prevent taking Grandma out. And if you plan to throw a ribbon on it, give the Deluxe — it comes with a plane-side picture and certificate of first flight.

If you’ve already started counting tissues, don’t worry. A flight instructor will be standing by the whole time.

As if a go-getter like you gets antsy about takeoff.


Hollywood Aviators, 7535 Valjean Avenue, #2, Van Nuys (818-994-2004 or hollywoodaviators.com).