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SoCalPilotGuy · April 29th, 2008, 13:27

I took lots of formal ground school classes through community colleges near my house. That prepared me for the concepts, bookwork, and oral prep. Then I went to the local FBO, found a good instructor to teach me the maneuvers and presto!

I would not hesitate to do it this way again. A private pilot ground school class at a community college in CA runs about $150 for the semester (approximately 16 weeks and 4-5 hours of instruction per week). In my opinion, worth every penny. You would end up paying a "flight instructor" at least $30 an hour for one-on-one ground instruction. You do the math!

April 29th, 2008, 13:27	#10
SoCalPilotGuy Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 52	Re: spoon feeding flight schools I took lots of formal ground school classes through community colleges near my house. That prepared me for the concepts, bookwork, and oral prep. Then I went to the local FBO, found a good instructor to teach me the maneuvers and presto! I would not hesitate to do it this way again. A private pilot ground school class at a community college in CA runs about $150 for the semester (approximately 16 weeks and 4-5 hours of instruction per week). In my opinion, worth every penny. You would end up paying a "flight instructor" at least $30 an hour for one-on-one ground instruction. You do the math!