Training available

We currently offer ground school for the Private Pilot Certificate, the Instrument Rating and the Commercial Pilot Certificate using the Part 141 approved Ground School in a Box syllabus.

Each course includes over 1000 graphics, animations and audio samples to help you learn more easily. The live 2.5 hours lectures are conducted twice a week in the evening from 5 to 7:30 PM (Pacific). Courses are all inclusive which means you will not need to buy any manuals. However, you will need to obtain a plotter and a flight computer to complete some of the exercises. The tuition fee for ground school is $369 USD.

If you need help with just a few subjects, we also offer on-demand ground instruction. You select the date, the time and the subject. There is a 2-hour minimum. The fee is $99 USD per 2-hour session.

Schedule and content

35-hour Private Pilot Ground School
  • Week 1 - Aerodynamics // Weight and balance
  • Week 2 - Systems and flight instruments // Airplane performance
  • Week 3 - Airports and flight publications // Safety of flight and airspace
  • Week 4 - Radio communications // Regulations
  • Week 5 - Weather basics // Weather reports and forecasts
  • Week 6 - Aeronautical charts // Dead reckoning navigation
  • Week 7 - Radio navigation // Physiology
30-hour Instrument Rating Ground School
  • Week 1 - Weather basics // Weather reports and forecasts
  • Week 2 - Airports and flight publications // Safety of flight and airspace
  • Week 3 - Radio communications // Regulations
  • Week 4 - Physiology // Flight instruments and instrument flying
  • Week 5 - Navigation aids and instruments
  • Week 6 - Enroute procedures // Instrument approaches
35-hour Commercial Pilot Ground School
  • Week 1 - Aerodynamics (including multi-engine)
  • Week 2 - Weight and balance // Systems and flight instruments
  • Week 3 - Airplane performance (including multi-engine) // Airports
  • Week 4 - Safety of flight and airspace // Regulations
  • Week 5 - Physiology // Weather basics
  • Week 6 - Weather reports and forecast // Dead reckoning navigation
  • Week 7 - Navigation aids and instruments // Instrument operations

Last modified: Thursday, 31 July 2008, 04:46 PM