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Private Pilot Ground School

Everything you need to pass the FAA private pilot written test. Start anywhere, track your progress, retake quizzes anytime.

13Modules
80+Lessons
~10 hrsTotal
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01
How Flight Training Works
6 lessons · ~25 min · Certificates, costs, timeline, medical, school selection
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02
How Airplanes Fly
7 lessons · ~35 min · Four forces, lift, angle of attack, stalls, stability
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03
Aircraft Systems
8 lessons · ~40 min · Engine, fuel, electrical, pitot-static, vacuum, carb ice
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04
Flight Instruments
6 lessons · ~30 min · Airspeed, altimeter, VSI, AI, HI, turn coordinator, compass
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05
Airports & Airspace
8 lessons · ~40 min · Class A–G, special use, markings, signage, traffic patterns
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06
Navigation
7 lessons · ~35 min · Pilotage, dead reckoning, VORs, sectional charts, E6B, flight planning
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07
Aviation Weather
8 lessons · ~40 min · Atmosphere, fronts, clouds, fog, thunderstorms, METARs, TAFs, AIRMETs
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08
FAA Regulations
7 lessons · ~35 min · FAR Parts 61 & 91, currency, right of way, documents, airworthiness
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09
Radio Communications
5 lessons · ~25 min · Phonetic alphabet, ATC phraseology, CTAF, tower calls, emergencies
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10
Maneuvers & Procedures
8 lessons · ~40 min · All ACS maneuvers, takeoffs, landings, stalls, ground reference, emergencies
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11
Aeronautical Decision Making
6 lessons · ~30 min · IMSAFE, hazardous attitudes, risk management, situational awareness
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12
Written Test Preparation
5 lessons · ~60 min · Test format, topic weights, question traps, study strategy, practice test
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13
Oral Exam Preparation
Bonus · Checkride prep · DPE expectations, common oral questions, documents, mock oral
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