The First Step: Ground School

Private Pilot Ground School is often the first step to earning your wings.  The purpose of ground school is to help you prepare for the required FAA knowledge test and provide a foundation to become a competent aviator.

Yeah... you will learn A LOT!

Topics include:  airplane structure and controls, engine and related systems, flight instruments, flight dynamics, flight environment, airports, aeronautical charts, airspace, radio communications and flight information, weather theory, interpreting weather products, federal aviation regulations, calculating aircraft performance, aircraft weight and balance, E6B flight computations, pilotage and dead reckoning navigation, radio navigation, cross-country flight planning, and human factors.

Here's the Schedule for 2017-2018

​Six classes are held per year.  Classes are on Mondays and Thursdays from 1800 to 2100 at the Aero Club hangar (located here).

Clas   |  Register before   | Start - End
18-6   |  Oct 1                       |Oct 15 - Dec 3, 2018
19-1   | Dec 24                      | Jan 7 - Feb 25    
​19-2   | Feb 18                      | Mar 4 - Apr 22
19-3   | Apr 15                      | Apr 29 - Jun 17
19-4   | Jun 10                       | Jun 24 - Aug 12
19-5   | Aug 5                        | Aug 19 - Oct 7
19-6   | Sep 30                      | Oct 14 - Dec 2

Course $ 425.00
Training Kit $ 285.00