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Part Time Pilot focuses on helping the modern day student pilot who has to work full time to pay for their flight training by providing 21st century training aids that deliver the best, most affordable Online Ground Schools. Part Time Pilot seeks to be the Online Ground School that is there for your every question, just like you had a personal instructor.
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#1. No other ground school compares
When it came to creating Part Time Pilot, our founder Nick asked students around the U.S. what it was that helped them the most during ground training. He then built the Online Ground Schools based off this feedback.
Students want:
So if you compare all the Online Ground School’s for FAA students… which one has the best combination of all of these features?
Decide for yourself:
#2. Student Pilots say we are
We have he highest average rating from independent reviews from student pilots at 4.94 / 5 ⭐’s out of over 360 reviews. We use the independent review platform TrustPilot to ensure every review is legitimate.
See below why students have made Part Time Pilot the highest reviewed Online Ground School in America:
“Part Time Pilot has been and continues to be the best choice I have ever made! Coming from zero knowledge in aircraft or what it takes to become a pilot the podcasts, app, course lessons, and bonus material have paved a way for me to understand what it takes to become a pilot.”
-Ryan F.
Part Time Pilot Student
“I researched quite a few online ground schools before committing to PTP. I chose PTP because Nick truly cares about his students & wants them to succeed. I appreciate the lifetime access to everything without needing to worry about subscription… From the live lessons, to the Facebook study group, to the podcasts, to the student portal chock-full of videos and quizzes… there are just SO many ways to learn through PTP!”
-Tracy S.
Part Time Pilot Student
“Part Time Pilot is a hidden gem in the world of Online Ground Schools. The lessons are easily digestible and the quizzes at the end are really helpful as well. There are a ton of free resources included that are unique to the Part Time Pilot school, not just free downloads you can get from the FAA anyways.”
-Kyle B.
Part Time Pilot Student
“From 9 to 90! I had no prior experience with aviation. I took a practice test before starting part time pilot and got a 9%. I now have been getting high 80s and 90s on the tests… Nick walked me gently through the program. He kept in constant contact as I felt defeated and lifted me up and celebrated when I began mastering the material.”
-Jason K.
Part Time Pilot Student
“Amazing customer service and knowledge lessons. I had a little trouble with enrolling in the course. Nick responded to my email in like five seconds and helped me fix it. I’ve been listening to the audio lessons and am learning a lot. There’s so many ways to study in this course I recommend this for anyone looking for a ground school.”
-Chris O.
Part Time Pilot Student
Part Time Pilot’s founder and lead Ground Instructor, Nick, is a certified Private Pilot & Ground Instructor capable of endorsing student for Sport Pilot, Recreational Pilot, Private Pilot and IFR knowledge exams. Nick has both a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Aerospace Engineering as well as over 15+ years experience in the aerospace industry including several years as a Flight Test Engineer.
Part Time Pilot also enlists the help of several CFIs to ensure that student questions are answered in a timely manner as if we were there studying with you. Nick and our CFIs also create custom practice test reports and reviews as part of our exclusive Endorsement process that has a 99.9% success rate for students taking their FAA exams. When a student finished our ground school lessons they take 3 locked practice tests. After the tests are complete, a custom report is created which highlights the students weak areas and provides areas and questions for review. Students then review these areas with the ability to ask and discuss them with the CFIs before repeating the process. Once the student is scoring above ~80% average on their practice tests, the endorsement is signed and added to the student’s account.
With this process in place, Part Time Pilot had almost 1000 students take their knowledge exam without a single failure! Now, with almost 4000 students going through our courses we have only had 2 fail their knowledge exam. Each time, we refunded them according to our money-back guarantee and helped them pass on their second exam. We attribute this success rate to a combination of our detailed lessons that help students understand the fundamental principals of each concept, the ability for students to have their questions answered 7-days a week in a timely manner, and our endorsement review and practice test report process that ensures ultimate preparation on the exams.
Part Time Pilot Founder & Instructor
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