Delta Connection Academy

Commercial Ground School 2

I was so busy during Commercial Ground School that I neglected my blogging! Much of ground school was a review, but there was new information to learn – including Vmc Factors & emergency checklists among others. One of the biggest favors you can do for yourself is memorize/learn those checklists before your first lesson. Go into the FRASCA (simulator) or sit in front of the posters and go through the checklists until you know them verbatim. If you can get a classmate to do this with you it will be more beneficial for both of you. I say to learn them because they are easier to remember & make more sense when you know why you’re doing the checklist items in that specific order. My ground school lasted just over three weeks. The time you spend will depend on the instructor and how well everyone understands the material. If you are an AOPA member, you can log on to their website and listen to/read tutorials and take quizzes over many different subjects. These are so useful, in fact, that my instructor used these as a teaching aide in class. If you aren’t a member, ask your instructor if he/she will let you use his/her account.