Private Pilot — Airplane (ASEL) Ground School
beginner 39 lessons ~35h total 70 practice questions 11 units Certificate on completion
Everything you need to pass the FAA Private Pilot knowledge test and fly with confidence.
About this course
This course is a thorough, exam-focused ground school built around the FAA Private Pilot — Airplane Airman Certification Standards (ACS). It walks you from first principles — how a wing makes lift and how a four-stroke engine works — all the way through cross-country flight planning, weather analysis, and the risk-management thinking that keeps pilots alive. Every lesson uses real numbers, real regulations, and real procedures. You will read actual METARs and TAFs, interpret sectional charts, compute weight-and-balance and density-altitude problems, and learn the airspace and Part 91 rules that govern every flight. The content is current to the latest ACS and 14 CFR. By the end you will be prepared to sit the FAA Private Pilot Airplane knowledge test (PAR) and to walk into your oral exam with a solid conceptual foundation. The included 25-question final exam and 60+ question practice bank mirror the style and difficulty of the real test.
What you'll learn
Explain the four forces of flight, stability, and the aerodynamics of stalls, spins, and ground effect.
Interpret aircraft system diagrams and operate powerplant, electrical, pitot-static, and vacuum systems safely.
Decode METARs, TAFs, PIREPs, and aviation weather charts to make sound go/no-go decisions.
Apply 14 CFR Part 61 and Part 91 regulations and the U.S. airspace system to real flight scenarios.
Plan a VFR cross-country using pilotage, dead reckoning, VOR, and GPS, including weight-and-balance and performance.
Use the ADM and risk-management frameworks (PAVE, IMSAFE, 5P, DECIDE) to manage real-world hazards.
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Your instructor
Captain Sarah Mitchell
ATP · CFI · CFII · MEI · AGI
ATP-rated airline captain and Gold Seal flight instructor with over 9,000 hours and 15 years teaching primary students.
Summary
Skill level
Beginner
Lessons
39
Duration
7h 45m
Practice bank
70 questions
Certification
Yes
Language
English