The Club will be running a Private Pilot Ground School course starting Sep 12, 2022. Please read the information below and sign up here if you are interested. We often offer an Instrument Pilot Ground School course each year as long as a sufficient number of students sign up. Please contact Amanda, the Manager, if you are interested. Once members have taken a ground school course, they are welcome to re-attend lessons in subsequent courses for life. You do not have to be a PRNFC member to take a ground school course. For government employees, PRNFC ground schools may be counted toward your forty hour annual training requirement. Also, your NAVAIR Group may pay for the school. Costs are shown on our rates page. Schedules for the next courses are as follows:
| Private Pilot Ground School–TBD | |||
| Mondays, Building 2189, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM | |||
| Session | Date | PHAK Chapter(s) | Topic |
| 1 | 12 Sep | 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | 19 Sep | 3 & 4 | Aircraft Construction & Principles of Flight |
| 3 | 26 Sep | 5 | Aerodynamics of Flight |
| 4 | 10 Oct | 6 | Flight Controls |
| 5 | 17 Oct | 7 | Aircraft Systems Part 1 |
| 6 | 7 Nov | 7 | Aircraft Systems Part 2 |
| 7 | 14 Nov | 8 | Flight Instruments |
| 8 | 21 Nov | 9 & 10 | Flight Manuals, Weight & Balance |
| 9 | 28 Nov | 11 | Aircraft Performance |
| 10 | 5 Dec | 12 | Weather Theory |
| 11 | 12 Dec | None | Airplane Show ‘n Tell |
| 12 | 19 Dec | 13 | Weather Services |
| 13 | 26 Dec | 14 | Airport Operations |
| 14 | 9 Jan | 15 | Airspace |
| 15 | 23 Jan | 16 | Navigation Part 1 |
| 16 | 30 Jan | 16 | Navigation Part 2 |
| 17 | 6 Feb | 17 | Aeromedical Factors |
| 18 | 13 Feb | FAR/AIM | Regulations |
| 19 | 27 Feb | 2 | Aeronautical Decision Making |
| 20 | 6 Mar | All | Test Prep/Make-up/Review |
| Instrument Pilot Ground School–Not Currently Scheduled | |
| Wednesdays, Building 2189, TBD | |
| TBD | Intro and Human Factors |
| TBD | Federal Aviation Regulations/AIM |
| TBD | Principles of Instrument Flight |
| TBD | The Flight Environment |
| TBD | Departure/Enroute |
| TBD | Arrival |
| TBD | Arrival & Instrument Approaches |
| TBD | Meteorology |
| TBD | IFR Considerations |
| TBD | Practical Test Standard, Flight Test Prep, Local IFR Proc. |
| TBD | Final Exam, Course Completion Certificate |
Flight training may be commenced at any time before, during or after groundschool; prospective students are encouraged to contact us or attend any monthly safety meeting to meet our flight instructors and arrange lessons. Monthly safety meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 5.30pm in the Clubhouse.