Private Pilot Ground School Course

Columbia Flying Club is offering an 8 week Private Pilot Ground School.

The current PPL Fall 2026 Ground School is scheduled for Wednesday evenings at 6:00PM in Columbia, CA at the Columbia Airport.  October 21-December 16, 2026

Ground Schools are important because there is so much that the student needs to know. Some students learn better in a classroom environment while engaging with other student pilots. It is also a huge cost savings from having to pay an instructor an hourly rate to learn these subjects.

Plus its just a ton of fun to hang out here at the airport! Its great exposure if you are interested in airplanes and learning to fly!

The course is $350

Come try our Private Pilot Ground School. If you are not satisfied or don't think this is for you,  we will give you your money back! Come try out class  for free, and you can pay when you come back!

The cost is: 

$350/ Per Person

$250 / Active CFC Club Members 

$300 / Pilots that already posses a pilot certificate

The schedule is posted on our Google Calendar.

Starting October 21 and continuing each Wednesday evening.  

Classes are about 2.5 hours long.

Depending on desires of the class, there may or may not be a class on the Wednesday before thanksgiving.. 

It  is very possible and likely that the instructor may have to cancel for other professional obligations. The cancelations could be made day of. We will try to send out an email and phone contact the students enrolled in the class of any schedule changes or cancelations as soon as they are known. 

If classes are canceled, the class will be rescheduled.

The class may be asked if they want to make it up at a different date sooner, or continue the class after the planned end date.

Students do not need to cancel, however  we do appreciate a courtesy email if you are able to do so.  We will try to coordinate to allow missed classes to be made up at a later date during the next class.

We are not utilizing any specific curriculum or study materials. if you have purchased any books or study materials in the past, bring what you have.

Bring your log book if you have one!

Bring a note pad and some pens to take notes.

You may also want to bring a jacket, as it can get cold in the classroom.

We will make our presentations available to students to study after each course for review.

FAA Airplane Flying Handbook

2026 FAR/AIM

San Francisco VFR Sectional Chart

E6B Flight Computer

Plotter

Previous lessons are available to students that miss a class.

Videos of the classes are posted on our You Tube channel:

The slide show is available on google slides:

Location is Columbia Airport. 

Specifics will be disclosed to enrolled students. 

If you have questions, feel free to call. The phone gets turned off at 6pm so don't be late!