Take the first step toward getting your private pilot license. Estrella Mountain Community College is offering a 6-week course to prepare future flyers for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Private Pilot Certificate written examination. The course follows Federal Aviation Regulations, Part 61, and includes fundamentals such as Airplane Systems, Principles of Aerodynamics, Navigation, and more. A deluxe materials kit accompanies each registration and includes the entire Jeppesen Sanderson curriculum in a Codura Flight bag. Course work will be supplemented with visits to local airports, tower control, radar service stations and aircraft maintenance shops.Ground school instructor, Jim Vojtko, is a pilot with over 18 years of instruction. Vojtko has noticed increased demand for ground instruction and adds, "I come across more and more people who want to learn how to fly--whether for recreation, business purposes or it's just something they've always wanted to do. This course is required by the FAA and is one of the initial steps to getting a pilot's license. It can be taken alone or in conjunction with flight school, for added benefit."Private Pilot Ground School is offered Monday and Thursday, starting July 12 and ending August 19, from 6 ?9 p.m. Tuition is $225 and there is a supply fee of $125. For more information on Private Pilot Ground School, contact Kirsten Hall at 623.935.8426 or visit www.estrellamountain.edu/academics/learn4life To register, call 623.935.8888.
