Private Pilot Courses
Below you will find all of our online courses for Private Pilots. We recommend beginning with our Online Private Pilot Ground School, and then taking the Private Pilot Written Prep Bootcamp to help you prepare for your FAA written exam. All of our Private Pilot courses and be accessed with the Silver level membership or higher. You can also purchase individual courses here.
Aircraft Systems Course
Learn about your aircraft from the ground up including hydraulics, electrical, instruments, and more!
Ski Flying Course
Our online airplane ski flying course is broken down into 7 sections consisting of video and picture-based lessons to help…
Private Pilot Checkride Prep Crash Course
This course combines everything you need on top of the regular ground school course to ensure you will Pass Your Checkride!
WeatherXplore Lessons
10 real world weather lessons regarding common weather you may encounter as a General Aviation pilot!
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!
Flying in Alaska
This course is a compilation of our Alaska series videos as it relates to airspace around the Anchorage area as well as the unique weather products offered in Alaska. From special airspace procedures to watching webcams to determine the weather, this course is meant as an addendum to our Private Pilot Ground School offered here at fly8ma.com, or to help aviators who already hold a certificate and are visiting Alaska from the Lower 48 or Canada.
Real World Pilot MasterClass
Take this course and learn everything your instructor didn't teach you during flight training. Learning everything you need to know in 40 hours or even 250 hours is near impossible. Follow along with this journey from Alaska to Florida and all 50 states as we share our experiences (both good and bad) with you along the way. Learn more about ATC, airspace, communications, decision making, weather, and everything else you could encounter on a trip across North America!
Private Pilot Written Test Bootcamp!
Get everything you need to know to pass your written and jumpstart your flight training in this course!
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.
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.
Weather Refresher IFR / VFR
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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!
Spin Awareness
Learn the basics of Spins and more importantly how to avoid them! You'll learn a lot more about angle of…
Reading Weather Basics
In this course we'll cover the basics of reading weather forecasts and observations: METARs TAFs FAs (area forecasts) You'll learn…
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,…
Cross Wind Landings
Understand how to control the aircraft during takeoff, approach, and landing with crosswinds. In this 30 minute compact course. You'll…