Abstract: A low-profile fly arm step ladder has a pair of first ladder legs with steps and a pair of second ladder legs. Bracket arrangements are mounted to upper ends of the first ladder legs. Each second ladder leg is mounted in a portion of a respective bracket arrangement. A fly arm assembly is provided that has two ends on one side. Each end is mounted with a portion of the bracket arrangement of a respective first ladder leg. The bracket arrangements permit: (i) the second ladder legs to transition from a storage position abutting the first ladder legs to a step ladder position in which the first and second ladder legs contact the floor; and (ii) the fly arm assembly to extend out into a braced single ladder position in which the first ladder legs contact the floor and the fly arm assembly contacts a surface above the floor.