In this Free Private Pilot Ground School lesson we talk about thunderstorms. Including the hazards they can bring to aircraft and pilots, what ingredients a thunderstorm needs to form and the different stages of a thunderstorm.

In this Free IFR Ground School lesson we talk about more helpful weather charts and weather advisories such as AIRMETs, SIGMETs and tools for really sever convective weather like embedded thunderstorms, squalls, tornadoes and more.

In this Free Private Pilot Ground School lesson we start the section on weather theory and weather information and talk about the fundamental physics of Fronts and Weather Systems such as warm fronts, cold fronts, high pressure systems, low pressure systems and more. We talk about how and why they form, how to find them on weather charts and what type of weather they bring for pilots.

In this Free IFR Ground School lesson we talk about more helpful weather charts, and in particular significant weather prognostic charts such as surface, low-level and high-level which can give use significant weather event forecasts.

In this BONUS edition of the Audio Ground School podcast, we take a break from our private pilot online ground school lessons and start a series on ”A day in the life” of different levels of pilots from student pilot to IFR to Commercial, to Instructor, to the Airlines and more. This series is meant to inspire other student pilots while also helping them realize the struggles that all pilots go through during their training. This weeks episode is an interview with the Part Time Pilot Spring 2025 scholarship winner and student pilot Caroline Nicholson. Caroline is great and I hope you all appreciate the interview.

In this Free IFR Ground School lesson we talk about more helpful weather charts, particularly for longer cross-country flights that are truly across the country, in surface analysis and weather depiction charts.

In this Free Private Pilot Ground School lesson we go over airworthiness directives or ADs including the different types you might see and what they mean for airworthiness of your aircraft.

In this Free IFR Ground School lesson we talk about weather forecasts pilots can get from aviationweather.gov and how to navigate the site. We specifically focus on graphical area forecasts that can help get you weather data between your origin point and your destination.

In this Free Private Pilot Ground School lesson we go over the FARs (regulations) about inoperable aircraft equipment. We talk about what you need to do if you find a piece of equipment that is not working during your preflight whether that equipment is required or not required.

In this Free IFR Ground School lesson we talk about the winds and temperatures aloft data tables that pilots need to know how to read and decipher. This is a review of stuff from private pilot but something you may still get tested on as weather report reading is so important in all flight, but especially in IFR.

In this Free Private Pilot Ground School lesson we continue through the entire Part Time Pilot online ground school with this episode on required aircraft equipment for both day and night.

In this Free IFR Online Ground School lesson we continue our section on Weather to talk about the weather reports of PIREPs and we go into detail on the importance of IFR pilots creating PIREPs to help other pilots out and how exactly we can do that either in the air or on the ground.

In this Free Private Pilot Ground School lesson we continue through the entire Part Time Pilot online ground school with this episode on required aircraft inspections. We talk about the inspections, how often they are required, what type of flight they are required for and a mnemonic to remember them all!

In this Free IFR Online Ground School lesson we continue our section on Weather to talk about the weather reports of METARs and TAFs including going over examples and breaking down how to decode the abbreviations and codes found in these reports.

Welcome to the Part Time Pilot Audio Ground School Podcast! This podcast takes our free podcast to a whole new level by providing students with every single lesson included in the Part Time Pilot Private Pilot & IFR Ground Schools without a single Ad! On top of that, VIP podcast students get BONUS episodes like Mock Checkrides, Checkride Prep, Expert Interviews and more!   The #1 reason student pilots never end up becoming a private pilot is NOT due to money. The real reason is actually deeper than that. Yes, flight training is expensive. But every student pilot knows this and budgets for it when they decide to do it.   The actual #1 reason a student pilot fails is because they do not have a good, fundamental understanding of the private pilot knowledge they are meant to learn in ground school.   You see when a student does not have a good grasp of this knowledge they get to a point in their flight training where their mind just can't keep up. They start making mistakes and having to redo lessons. And THAT is when it starts getting too expensive.   This audio ground school is meant for the modern day student pilot... aka the part time student pilot. Let's face it, the majority of us have full time responsibilities on top of flight training. Whether it is a job, kids, family, school, etc. we all keep ourselves busy with the things that are important to us. And with today's economy we have to maintain that job just to pay for the training. The modern day student pilot is busy, on the go and always trying to find time throughout his or her day to stay up on their studies. The audio ground school allows them to consume high quality content while walking, running, working out, sitting in traffic, traveling, or even just a break from the boring FAR/AIM or ground school lecture.   Did I meant high quality content? The audio ground school is taken straight out of the 5-star rated Part Time Pilot Online Ground School that has had over 2000 students take and pass their Private Pilot & IFR exams with only 2 total students failing the written. That’s a 99.9% success rate! And the 2 that failed? We refunded their cost of ground school and helped them pass on their second attempt. We do this by keeping ground school engaging, fun, light and consumable. We have written lessons, videos, audio lessons, live video lessons, community chats, quizzes, practice tests, flash cards, study guides, eBooks and much more.   Part Time Pilot was created to be a breath of fresh air for student pilots. To be that flight training provider that looks out for them and their needs. So that is just what we are doing with this podcast.     BONUS: In this Free lesson we do a BONUS episode on the topic of what students are doing right... you know, those students you hear about scoring 90% or higher on their FAA Written, passing their checkride on the first chance and only spending around $10,000 for their private pilot certificate... what are they doing right and how can you emulate that?     Links mentioned in the episode: Private Pilot Online Ground School: PPL Ground School - Part Time Pilot Checkride Prep: PPL Checkride Prep - Part Time Pilot IFR Online Ground School: IFR Ground School – Part Time Pilot   PPL study group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parttimepilot  IFR study group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parttimepilotifr/   Recommended Products & Discounts:  https://parttimepilot.com/recommended-products-for-student-pilots/   

In this Free IFR Online Ground School lesson we continue our section on Weather to talk about wind shear and microbursts including a detailed explanaiton on what happens to aircraft on approach when they fly through wind shears or microbursts.

In this Free Private Pilot Ground School lesson we continue through the entire Part Time Pilot online ground school with this episode on required aircraft documentation. We tell you all the documents your aircraft needs to be legal to fly.

In this IFR Online Ground School lesson we continue our section on Weather to talk about Thunderstorms. We talk about everything you’ll need to know as an IFR pilot about thunderstorms including the topic of embedded thunderstorms.

In this Private Pilot ground school lesson we talk about the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) Regulation of Dropping Objects from an airplane. What?! Can you? We discuss this and what you need to know as a student in this episode.

Welcome to the Part Time Pilot Audio Ground School Podcast! This podcast takes our free podcast to a whole new level by providing students with every single lesson included in the Part Time Pilot Private Pilot & IFR Ground Schools without a single Ad! On top of that, VIP podcast students get BONUS episodes like Mock Checkrides, Checkride Prep, Expert Interviews and more!   The #1 reason student pilots never end up becoming a private pilot is NOT due to money. The real reason is actually deeper than that. Yes, flight training is expensive. But every student pilot knows this and budgets for it when they decide to do it.   The actual #1 reason a student pilot fails is because they do not have a good, fundamental understanding of the private pilot knowledge they are meant to learn in ground school.   You see when a student does not have a good grasp of this knowledge they get to a point in their flight training where their mind just can't keep up. They start making mistakes and having to redo lessons. And THAT is when it starts getting too expensive.   This audio ground school is meant for the modern day student pilot... aka the part time student pilot. Let's face it, the majority of us have full time responsibilities on top of flight training. Whether it is a job, kids, family, school, etc. we all keep ourselves busy with the things that are important to us. And with today's economy we have to maintain that job just to pay for the training. The modern day student pilot is busy, on the go and always trying to find time throughout his or her day to stay up on their studies. The audio ground school allows them to consume high quality content while walking, running, working out, sitting in traffic, traveling, or even just a break from the boring FAR/AIM or ground school lecture.   Did I meant high quality content? The audio ground school is taken straight out of the 5-star rated Part Time Pilot Online Ground School that has had over 2000 students take and pass their Private Pilot & IFR exams with only 2 total students failing the written. That’s a 99.9% success rate! And the 2 that failed? We refunded their cost of ground school and helped them pass on their second attempt. We do this by keeping ground school engaging, fun, light and consumable. We have written lessons, videos, audio lessons, live video lessons, community chats, quizzes, practice tests, flash cards, study guides, eBooks and much more.   Part Time Pilot was created to be a breath of fresh air for student pilots. To be that flight training provider that looks out for them and their needs. So that is just what we are doing with this podcast.     IFR Section 4 Lesson 10: In this IFR Ground School lesson I talk about the different de-icing and anti-icing techniques that are common to aircraft. This is an expecially important topic for IFR aircraft that are more likely to find themselves flying in known icing conditions.      Links mentioned in the episode: Private Pilot Online Ground School: PPL Ground School - Part Time Pilot Checkride Prep: PPL Checkride Prep - Part Time Pilot IFR Online Ground School: IFR Ground School – Part Time Pilot   PPL study group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parttimepilot  IFR study group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parttimepilotifr/   Recommended Products & Discounts:  https://parttimepilot.com/recommended-products-for-student-pilots/