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.

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

Source: San Diego Air & Space Museum
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