Eligible Cadets that are interested in flight ground school can now apply online. Ground school will be done virtually.
Start date: October 7, 2020
Time: 1800 to 2030 on Zoom
Who is eligible: At this time it is cadets who will be 16 years old by the end of August. Junior Ground School will start later in the Year around mid February.
More details can be found on the sign up form.
Supplies: Cadets will need at minimum the textbook “From the Ground Up”, access to a computer, and a microphone or camera with mic, or headset. Zoom will also have to be installed on their computers at a minimum.
- FTGU Text : https://www.amazon.ca/Ground-Up-28th-Ed/dp/0968039057
- Newer FTGU: https://www.avworld.ca/from-the-ground-up-combo.html
- Online Books: https://www.pilotshop.ca/books-study-manuals/
- Used Books (Sometimes you get lucky): https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds/avo/d/white-rock-flight-school-tools/7206902901.html
Cadets who are proceeding with a scholarship application will need to complete a Transport Canada class 3 medical to be eligible past the scholarship exam. The cost can vary from $100 – $180 depending on each examiner’s fee. See Civil Aviation Medical Examiner Search for more information.