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 September 17th/20th
| Wednesday | Saturday | |
| Sept 17 | Sept 20 | Aerodynamics / Flight Instruments |
| Sept 24 | Sept 27 | Sectional Charts |
| Oct 1 | Oct 4 | Airspace and Weather Minimums |
| Oct 8 | Oct 11 | Communications and Radar / Radio Nav (Part 1) |
| Oct 15 | Oct 18 | Radio Nav (Part 2)/ Flight Operations (Part 1)(Long Session) |
| Oct 22 | Oct 25 | Flight Operations (Part 2) / Weather (Part 1) |
| Oct 29 | Nov 1 | Weather (Part 2) |
| Nov 5 | Nov 8 | Regulations / Part 1 & 2 (Long Session) |
| Nov 12 | Nov 15 | Cross Country Planning / Part 1 |
| Nov 19 | Nov 22 | Cross Country Planning / Part 2 |
| Nov 26 | Nov 29 | ***No classes - vacation week*** |
| Dec 3 | Dec 6 | Aircraft Performance |
| Dec 10 | Dec 13 | Weight and Balance |
| Dec 17 | Dec 20 | 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