FMFA Ground School Classes

Private Pilot Ground School

September 16 - November 06, 2008
POC: Mike Bevan
Tuition is $150.
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Tipton Operations Building Annex (old Tipton Airport Firehouse)
Date: This is an 8 week course meeting twice a week. For class dates click here.

Materials: The materials for Private Ground School vary depending on what the student already has, to a maximum of $83 for the classroom materials (plotter, E6B, Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Gleim PVT Test Prep, FAR/AIM, and a logbook for end-of-course endorsement). Additional items may be required for flying lessons (Jepp syllabus - $20; student record - $6; PTS for PVT ASEL - $6).

These topics will be covered in the following classes:

  1. Tuesday 9/16/08 - Introduction & Pilot Document, Ch 1 Aircraft Structure
  2. Friday 9/19/08 - Ch 2 Principles of Flight, Ch 3 Aerodynamics of Flight
  3. Tuesday 9/23/08 - Ch 4 Flight Controls, Ch 5 Aircraft Systems
  4. Thursday 9/25/08 - Ch 6 Flight Instruments, Ch 7 Flight Manuals & Other Documents
  5. Tuesday 9/30/08 - Stage 1 Exam & Review
  6. Thursday 10/02/08 - Ch 8 Weight & Balanace, Ch 9 Aircraft Performance
  7. Tuesday 10/07/08 - Ch 10 Weather Theory, FAR Exercises Due
  8. Thursday 10/09/08 - Ch 11 Weather Reports, Forecasts and Charts
  9. Tueday 10/14/08 - Stage II Exam & Revew
  10. Friday 10/17/08 - Ch 12 Airport Operations, Ch 13 Airspace
  11. Tuesday 10/21/08 - Ch 14 Navigation
  12. Thursday 10/23/08 - Ch 14 Navigation (Continued)
  13. Tuesday 10/28/08 - Ch 15 Aeromedical Factors, Ch 16 Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM)
  14. Thursday 10/30/08 - Stage III Exam & Review for Final
  15. Tuesday 11/04/08 - Practice FAA Exam
  16. Thursday 11/06/08 - Practice FAA Exam

Instrument Ground School

September 8 - October 15, 2008
Every Monday and Wednesday
POC Steve Gibb
Tuition: $150
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Tipton Ops Bldg Annex (old Tipton Arpt Firehouse next to Ops Bldg)
Date: This is a 6 week course meeting twice a week. For class dates click here.

Materials: The kit for instrument class is the Jeppesen-Sanderson Part 61 Instrumt/Coml Kit and costs $120.

These topics will be covered in the following classes:

  1. Ch 1 - Building Prof Experience
  2. Ch 2 - Princ of Instrument Flight
  3. Ch 3 - The Flight Environment
  4. Ch 4 - Departure
  5. Ch 5 - Enroute
  6. Ch 6 - Arrival
  7. Ch 7 - Approach
  8. Ch 8 - Instrument Approaches
  9. Ch 9 - Meteorology
  10. Ch 10 - IFR Flight Considerations
  11. Ch 11 - FAA Regulations
  12. Review, FAA Practice Exam

GPS GX60 and GNS430 Ground School

November 10th and November 12th
POC: Bob Carpenter
Tuition: $40 Payable to CWF
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Tipton Operations Building Annex (old Tipton Airport Firehouse)
Date: This is a 2 week course. For class dates click here.

These topics will be covered in the following classes:

  1. GNS 430 & GX60 GPS Introductory Operations
  2. GNS 430 & GX60 GPS Approach Procedures

FMFA Instructor Standardization Meeting

(Open Only to FAA, FMFA Mgt, All FMFA Instructors (Mandatory))
November 17, 2008
POC: Bob Carpenter
Tuition: N/A Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Tipton Operations Building Annex (old Tipton Airport Firehouse)
Date: For class dates click here.
  1. 11/05/07 (Mon) FMFA Standardization Meeting