Ground School
Learn to fly at the San Diego Air & Space Museum with our successful Private Pilot Ground School.
This 13-week course will prepare attendees to take the written examination for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) private pilot certificate. We have Certified Flight Instructors, Ground Instructors, and an FAA-designated Aviation Safety Counselor on staff to help with our ground school.
Classes will be held in the Museum's state-of-the-art Education Center led by Museum educators using the King Schools'® course materials and our own hands-on applications of lesson objectives that will prepare you for the Private Pilot Knowledge Test under FAA rules.
The classes are planned for a minimum of 10 students and a maximum of 30. Each class will be on Wednesday or Thursday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in our Education Center. Classes are offered for $20 per lesson or a discounted $225 for the entire course. Museum Members can enroll in the entire course for $200.
Register through the Museum's Education Department at (619) 234-8291, ext. 119.
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Class Schedule
Spring session begins March 17th/18th - Wednesday or Thursday at 6pm sharp.
Please don’t miss your class! Thursday classes repeat each Wednesday class to provide scheduling flexibility - you may attend either or both if you wish.
| Wednesday | Thursday | |
| March 17 | March 18 | Aerodynamics / Flight Instruments |
| March 24 | March 25 | Sectional Charts |
| March 31 | April 1 | Airspace and Weather Minimums |
| April 7 | April 8 | ***No classes - vacation week*** |
| April 14 | April 15 | Communications and Radar / Radio Nav (Part 1) |
| April 21 | April 22 | Radio Nav (Part 2)/ Flight Operations (Part 1)(Long Session) |
| April 28 | April 29 | Flight Operations (Part 2) / Weather (Part 1) |
| May 5 | May 6 | Weather (Part 2) |
| May 12 | May 13 | Regulations / Part 1 & 2 (Long Session) |
| May 19 | May 20 | Cross Country Planning / Part 1 |
| May 26 | May 27 | Cross Country Planning / Part 2 |
| June 2 | June 3 | Aircraft Performance |
| June 9 | June 10 | Weight and Balance |
| June 16 | June 17 | FAA Practice Exam |
Ground School Links
Supporting Flight School and Flight Instructors - www.sdfti.com/
King Schools - http://www.kingschools.com/
Written Exam Practice Tests - www.mywrittenexam.com
FAA Medical Examiners - ame.cami.jccbi.gov