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Welcome to FLY8MA Online Pilot Ground Schools!

Here you can find a complete offering of over 30 courses for Private pilots through CFI's.

If you'd like to sign up for the free membership for the Float Rating Course, you can do so by clicking the link below.

Click here to register

Please note: you will need to have already contacted our office by email at cfi@fly8ma.com to receive your access code to gain free access to the course.  (only Alaska residents are eligible for a free access code)

Once you sign up

You can access your courses once you sign up by clicking on MY COURSES on the left side of the page when you are logged into the site.

If you have any questions you can reach our staff at 234-738-2582 or cfi@fly8ma.com

Safe Flying!

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$199
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3 Lessons

Multiengine Course Commercial AMEL MEI Multi-engine Addon

Everything you need for your AMEL Commercial Add-on or MEI instructor add on. In this course we cover Multi-engine: Systems…

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Drone Ground School
6 Lessons

UAS Drone Rules and Regulations

Learn the rules regarding drones or sUAS that are ever changing. This course will be constantly updated to keep you…

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$149
written prep for private pilots
13 Lessons

Private Pilot Written Test Bootcamp!

Get everything you need to know to pass your written and jumpstart your flight training in this course!

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$69
tailwheel flying course
4 Lessons

Tailwheel Training Course

Learn the basics of tailwheel aircraft operations for takeoffs, landings, and taxiing. This course covers: Taxing, Soft and Short Field Takeoffs, Soft and Short Field Landings, Slips, Flap Usage, etc.

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$89
piper cub on floats
12 Lessons

Seaplanes! How to Fly Them!

Learn all of the basics and some advanced maneuvers of flying floats! In this course we'll cover both float flying and flying boats using real-world examples of a J-3 Cub, Searey, and Piper Pacer! Use this course to brush up on your float flying skills or prepare to go and take your float rating. You'll save time and money by using this course and being better prepared for your seaplane training and checkride!

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$349
instrument rating course
16 Lessons

2025 IFR Instrument Pilot Course / CFII

Go from Zero to Hero using our Premium IFR Instrument Pilot Course. Learn everything you need to know for your written exam, flight training, and checkride, as well as what you need to know to keep yourself SAFE flying under IFR after you get your ticket! Track your progress step by step with our 15 Lessons broken down into easy to digest sub-Topics. Watch helpful videos with each Lesson, and see what it is like to fly in the real world under IFR with over 20 Case Study examples combined into the course!

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$299
Pass Your Commercial Pilot Checkride
8 Lessons

2025 Commercial Pilot ASEL Checkride Prep Boot Camp

This Checkride Prep Course Will: Prepare you for the Oral Exam Show you complete Commercial Pilot Oral Exams so you can see exactly what questions are asked and what to expect Give you a condensed "cheat sheet" to study from to keep it all as simple as possible Demonstrate the Maneuvers you will have to fly for your Commercial Pilot Checkride Prepare you for exactly what to expect on the day of your Checkride

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$349
premium private pilot online ground school
21 Lessons

Premium 2025 Private Pilot Ground School

This course will cover the basic knowledge required of a private pilot to pass the Private Pilot Airplane written exam, and will prepare you for your flight training in an actual aircraft with your flight instructor. You will be able to skip through the lessons as you wish to focus on the topics you would like to review the most!

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Spin Training
3 Lessons

Spin Awareness

Learn the basics of Spins and more importantly how to avoid them! You'll learn a lot more about angle of…

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$79
3 Lessons

Cross Wind Landings

Understand how to control the aircraft during takeoff, approach, and landing with crosswinds. In this 30 minute compact course. You'll…

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Free
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11 Lessons

WeatherXplore Lessons

10 real world weather lessons regarding common weather you may encounter as a General Aviation pilot!

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Free
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1 Lesson

Would You Crash This Airplane?

Take this course and see if you have the skills to avoid a fatal accident. Follow through with us step by step as the accident chain develops, and see if you have the ADM skills to say STOP before its too late.

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Spin Training
3 Lessons

Spin Awareness

Learn the basics of Spins and more importantly how to avoid them! You'll learn a lot more about angle of…

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Free private pilot ground school
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Basic Private Pilot Ground School

This course will cover the basic knowledge required of a private pilot to pass the Private Pilot Airplane written exam,…

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$97
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Ski Flying Course

Our online airplane ski flying course is broken down into 7 sections consisting of video and picture-based lessons to help…

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$49
rusty pilot course
4 Lessons

Rusty Pilot / BFR Prep Course

In this course we'll take you through a few quick brief refreshers for those of you who are getting ready for a Flight Review with an instructor, whether you fly regularly or even if it has been 10 years since you've been in the cockpit!

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$99
Drone Ground School
6 Lessons

UAS Drone Rules and Regulations

Learn the rules regarding drones or sUAS that are ever changing. This course will be constantly updated to keep you…

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$199
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14 Lessons

CFI Checkride Prep Course

This course details for you each and every item contained within the CFI ACS and tells you exactly what you will need to know and explain on the day of your CFI checkride, along with examples for each item.

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$69
tailwheel flying course
4 Lessons

Tailwheel Training Course

Learn the basics of tailwheel aircraft operations for takeoffs, landings, and taxiing. This course covers: Taxing, Soft and Short Field Takeoffs, Soft and Short Field Landings, Slips, Flap Usage, etc.

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$89
piper cub on floats
12 Lessons

Seaplanes! How to Fly Them!

Learn all of the basics and some advanced maneuvers of flying floats! In this course we'll cover both float flying and flying boats using real-world examples of a J-3 Cub, Searey, and Piper Pacer! Use this course to brush up on your float flying skills or prepare to go and take your float rating. You'll save time and money by using this course and being better prepared for your seaplane training and checkride!

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