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 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
Fall session begins March 5th/8th
| Wednesday | Saturday | |
| March 5 | March 8 | Aerodynamics / Flight Instruments |
| March 12 | March 15 | Sectional Charts |
| March 19 | March 22 | ***No classes - vacation week*** |
| March 26 | Airspace and Weather Minimums | |
| April 2 | Communications and Radar / Radio Nav (Part 1) | |
| April 7 | Radio Nav (Part 2)/ Flight Operations (Part 1)(Long Session) | |
| April 16 | Flight Operations (Part 2) / Weather (Part 1) | |
| April 23 | Weather (Part 2) | |
| April 30 | Regulations / Part 1 & 2 (Long Session) | |
| May 7 | Cross Country Planning / Part 1 | |
| May 14 | Cross Country Planning / Part 2 | |
| May 21 | Aircraft Performance (note class on Memorial Weekend) | |
| May 28 | Weight and Balance | |
| June 4 | 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