What is Groundschool?

Andy will have his little jokes - take no notice of him!

TRAINING COMES IN TWO SEPARATE PARTS

Flying and Ground Subjects

Flying aeroplanes is tremendous fun, but with it comes new responsibilities. In addition to learning to fly the aircraft, you must learn a whole new set of subjects - Aviation-Law; Theory-of-Flight; Navigation; Meteorology; Human Performance & Limitations, Radio Telephony and important details specific to your own particular design of aircraft. To cap it all you will have to pass written tests in these subjects as well as an oral test in Radio Telephony!

Oh No! - I’ll never be able to do that

EVERYONE CAN PASS

Yes, this all sounds a bit daunting doesn't it? But though these subjects may sound dull difficult and boring, they aren't. You really will find them very interesting and enjoy every single minute learning about them. By taking advantage of our combined interactive computer lectures and video films, plus the odd one-to-one sessions with our instructors you'll not only enjoy learning them but will sail through the tests easily.

However good or bad you were at school we guarantee that you will pass the tests because you'll get such a lot of help with our Groundschool lectures. The tests are, after all, only there to ensure that you know the highway code of the sky, be able to find your way around OK, and so that you won't ever get into difficulties you can't cope with.

Most of your groundschool training is done by self-study using our fantastic interactive audio-visual lectures supplied on CDs within your starter pack of books and documents. However, we do offer separate one-to-one or group session ground tuition at an extra cost for those who need some extra coaching.

Oh, and one other thing ... you've got to have a good sense of humour !