What’s the optimal process to obtain your pilot certificate or new ratings?
Whether you attend a university, a vocational college, a flight school, or train directly with an instructor, all students must pass the same knowledge and practical flight tests to obtain a pilot or instructor certificate from the FAA.
One of the reasons pilots overspend and take longer to obtain their pilot certificates is not passing the required aeronautical knowledge test by the time they have the skill to take the practical flight test.
If you want to go through the learning process without setbacks and get it all done within budget, it is highly recommended that you complete ground school before you start flight training.
It is no surprise this is how training is designed in the military, accelerated flight training programs, boot camps, and training sponsored by employers, where all involved care about achieving training outcomes on time and on budget.
Sure, you can start flight training first, especially if you are a visual or spatial thinker. But doing so will force you to learn even faster to pass the required knowledge test on time for the practical test.
See, most initial flight training programs take 2–6 months to complete. You are putting a lot of pressure on yourself by attempting to learn all the technical aviation knowledge within that timeframe, especially if you are busy.
If you want to get the very best out of your training and avoid the negative pressure of “I still have to pass my knowledge test,” complete ground school before you start flight training and find the right support so you can pass the required knowledge exam soon thereafter.
If you want to become a sport pilot, a private pilot, or instrument rated, Part Time Pilot promises the support busy and modern students need.
We recommend Part Time Pilot ground schools because:
- Unlike other online ground schools, Part Time Pilot is available to answer any questions that may be keeping you stuck. This is actual human instructor support 7 days a week, like calling a trusted partner to discuss something important to you.
- Always handy to help you overcome inertia to begin or continue the learning process no matter where you are (e.g. in your car, cooking, working out, lunch breaks)
- Driven to help you get it faster, Part Time Pilot supports all learning styles with live, video, audio, quizzes, flashcards, AI, and written learning material.
- Designed to build confidence with no jargon, one step at a time.
- Shows you how to study efficiently.
That’s flexible ground school plus real instructor and modern support.
Both FlyORKA and Part Time Pilot exist to help you learn faster. This collaboration with Part Time Pilot is built on our shared mission to help pilots in training become capable pilots without wasting money or experiencing delays. You can learn how Part Time Pilot helps you prepare for the test at parttimepilot.com
And If you can’t wait to start flying, ask to fly in the back seat and observe lessons. It’s worth the try 🙂
