Private Pilot Ground School - What They Don’t Tell You
Written on September 2, 2006 – 6:29 pm | by gaulardcom |
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I have just been having a grand ol’ time watching my DVDs. I have been taking the practice quizzes at the end and have been doing pretty good. A few times I thought some of the questions were coming out of left field. Some questions had absolutely nothing to do with what was in the lesson. Whatever, I would get it soon.
Well, as I browsed through the Sporty’s Training Course Outline today, I discovered there is a whole syllabus I am supposed to be following. I am to follow the layout and cross reference with additional books and the DVDs. This was a surprise because Sporty’s advertised the DVD set as “All I would need to pass the private pilot written exam.” To me, all I need is…well…all I need. Apparently not.
I have to make an order on Monday. I am going to buy the following:
FAA-H-8083-3 - Airplane Flying Handbook
FAA-H-8083-25 - Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
FAR-14-CFR - Aviation Regulations
AIM - Aeronautical Information Manual
AC-00-6 - Aviation Weather (I need this)
AC-00-45 - Aviation Weather Services
Interesting. Good thing they are like $15 books. I feel like a college student does when they started class and they don’t have the book yet. You kind of just look around and try to look cool.
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4 Responses to “Private Pilot Ground School - What They Don’t Tell You”
By Jason on Sep 18, 2006 | Reply
I see that you already have Sporty’s course. But give http://www.faa-ground-school.com a try. It is online and totally free. Not even a registration is required. However, because it is so multimedia intensive, a fast computer and a high-speed connection is required. Good luck with your license.
By Annie on Sep 6, 2007 | Reply
Sporty’s course is good. But I would also suggest you to visit http://www.faa-ground-school.com and http://www.privatepilotssecrets.com. I was also very skeptical and confused in the beginning so i din’t look for other resources but just sticked to one. But only now i realise that I should have extended my knowledge. Free and more information will only improve your knowledge and causes no harm right ??
By Joseph Pelton on Oct 4, 2007 | Reply
You could always attend a live version. I offer Private Pilot Ground School with live video, Powerpoints, Electronic Whiteboard and Chat. This makes it much harder to fall asleep, like when you watch those Sporty’s Videos.
By Peter on Oct 30, 2007 | Reply
I would also suggest http://www.privatepilotssecrets.com as Annie suggested. It’s an excellent resource. I owe my PPL to that e-book.