Ground School

Airplane ground school will start soon.

Helicopter class meets each Monday and Wednesday evening from 7 to 10 PM at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University campus. Airplane class meets each Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 10 PM at the same location.

We teach a Part 141 ground school for both airplanes and helicopters per our Air Agency Certificate Number Q5HS828K. Each private pilot ground school is focused on knowledge information required for a new student to pass the FAA knowledge test. However, many ATP and commercial rated pilots have taken the course and rave about the content and review. These ground schools focus on helicopter-specific and airplane-specific knowledge; therefore, they are perfect for pilots of all experience levels.

What We Cover
Our Private Pilot Ground School will take you, a new student, from our front door to your destination on a cross-country trip as the pilot-in-command of a personal helicopter or airplane. The 8-week, 48-hour curriculum will ensure that you will have all the knowledge requirements established by the FAA to qualify you to pass the Private Pilot Written Exam.

Your journey begins in Stage 1 with the answer to some basic questions. "What is a helicopter (or airplane)?" "What makes it fly?" "What limits an aircraft in flight?" and "How does a pilot control the aircraft in flight?"

In Stage 2, we roll the aircraft out of the hanger and begin flying it in the real world of controlled and uncontrolled airspace.

Stage 3 adds the elements of weather that can effect your decision to depart on a flight and determine whether a flight can be safely completed.

Basic cross-country navigation skills are introduced in Stage 4 as you learn how to prepare and plan for your upcoming flight using charts and standard aircraft instruments.

Finally, in Stage 5, we discuss your role and responsibility for planning and decision making before, during, and after your flight.

Class Schedule
Each ground school class is 48-hours of quality ground instruction. Class meets Monday and Wednesday nights for helicopters and Tuesday and Thursday nights for airplanes from 7 to 10 pm at Hummingbird Aviation facilities at the Flying Cloud Airport. Ground school concludes with an endorsement to take your FAA Knowledge Test. The Knowledge Test is valid for 24 months and is a prerequisite for your private pilot flight test with an FAA designated pilot examiner. You can take the FAA knowledge test right at the Hummingbird Aviation facility. We have three private testing rooms with new state of the art computers for the ultimate testing experience.

Come Back for More Offer
Once you complete our ground school, you are invited to sit in on any future private pilot ground school class of the same category. You would be surprised how many licensed pilots come back to "audit" a class. This offer is particularly valuable if you have to miss a class and really want to make it up.

Please call for more information and to reserve your seat in the class.