Private Pilot Ground Training


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Interested in learning how to fly? This course is designed to prepare you for the Private Pilot Knowledge Exam. At the end of this course series, you will understand operations of the flight controls and instruments, airport and airspace considerations, aircraft weight and balance, aircraft performance tables, basic weather meteorology, federal aviation regulations, flight psychology, and emergency preparedness.

A session of the course will be held at the Illinois Valley Regional Airport where students will tour the airport and complete a hands-on experience in an airplane flight simulator. Students ages 15 & up are eligible to participate. After successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to take the F.A.A. Private Pilot Knowledge Exam (additional fee for the F.A.A. Exam). 

Class Details

14 Session(s)
Days of the Week :Multiple Days of the Week :
  Weekly - Tue.  
  Weekly - Sat.  

Location : Multiple Location : 
  Oglesby Campus
  Illinois Valley Regional Airport.

Instructor : Joseph Nimee 

 

Notice

Please read:  No class on 9/29 and 11/3.
 

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Tuition: 

$359.00


Registration Closes On
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 @ 12:00 AM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s) Instructional Method
9/8/2026 - 12/1/2026 Weekly - Tue 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM Oglesby, Oglesby Campus  Map, Room: E-204 Joseph Nimee  In-Person
9/26/2026 - 9/26/2026 Weekly - Sat 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM Peru, Illinois Valley Regional Airport  Map, Room: Meeting Room in Main Building Joseph Nimee  In-Person