Gleim Online Ground School for Instrument Pilot Overview:

GLEIM's Interactive Online Ground School uses their sophisticated Knowledge Transfer Systems to ensure that you master all of the information you will need to be a competent, safe pilot.

Whether you are studying for your Private, Instrument, Commercial, or CFI, Dr. Gleim has designed an effective online program that will enhance your knowledge levels leading to an easier time passing both your Knowledge and Practical Tests for your pilot certificate or rating.

The course content is based upon the Gleim "red books" and related software. These courses are airplane-only and have 11 lessons corresponding to the chapters in the Gleim FAA Written Exam books. The current number of questions and pages of each outline appear to the right of the lesson titles.

Average Length of Online Course
Participants will spend on average 5 minutes per page studying knowledge transfer outlines and 1.25 minutes per question.

Average Number of Hours for Each Online Course

• Private Pilot 35
• FIGI / FOI 40
• Instrument Pilot 30
• Commercial Pilot 35
• Airline Transport Pilot 35
• Sport Pilot - General 35
• Sport Pilot - Airplanes and ATC 35

What to expect in a lesson

Each of the lessons in Gleim's Online Ground School is divided into several sections referred to as Instructional Elements.  To assist you in your studies, there are four Instructional Elements in each lesson:

• an optional audiovisual presentation **Available only in Sport Pilot and Private Pilot Ratings
• a Knowledge Transfer Outline
• a Multiple-Choice Study Quiz
• a Multiple-Choice Test Quiz

After each quiz you will be provided with an opportunity to review the questions that you missed.

How to complete a lesson
Choose the appropriate lesson from the Lesson Selection screen. The lessons must be completed in the order shown.  Download and view the optional audiovisual presentation for the lesson.

To complete a lesson you must:

1. Study the knowledge transfer outline for the lesson. The outlines are broken down into sections called "modules" to make studying easier. You can use the print function on your browser to print the entire outline: from the IE Menu, click File, and then click Print. Use this printout for quick reference. When you have finished studying the outlines, you will be ready to take the multiple-choice quizzes.
2. Answer all of the thought-provoking multiple-choice study questions. You must answer all questions in order to continue. After selecting your answer choice, you will receive immediate question feedback. Your grade on the study quiz is based on the first answer you select for each question.
3. Review the answers you missed. After completing the study quiz you will be given a review of the questions you missed on the quiz. If you did not score a 70% or better, you will need to retake the study quiz.
4. Pass the multiple-choice test quiz with a score of 70% or better. You will be given a quiz based on the material you covered in the study quiz and outline sections of the lesson. You may move back and forth between questions and change your answers until you are ready to grade the quiz. When you have answered each of the multiple-choice questions to your satisfaction, click the Grade button at the bottom of the screen below the last question.
5. Review the answers you missed. After completing the test quiz you will be given a review of the questions you missed on the quiz. If you did not score a 70% or better, you will need to retake the test quiz.

Completing the Stage Tests
After every 4-6 lessons, a stage test will be given.  The stage test will be made up of questions from each of the preceding lessons.  You will be required to pass the stage test with a score of 70% or higher before being able to move on to the next lesson.

 Completing the End of Course Test
After you have completed all lessons and stage tests for your Online Ground School, you will be administered a cumulative end-of-course test.  You will be required to pass this test with a minimum score of 70%. You will have two chances to pass the end-of-course test. If you fail more than twice, you will be locked out of the course and you will be required to send an e-mail to Gleim Publications explaining the situation. It will then be at Gleim's discretion whether you may continue the course or not.

How to complete the course

1. Complete all lessons of Gleim's Online Ground School in your chosen rating.
2. Complete all stage tests.
3. Complete the end-of-course Test.
4. Print out the FAA Knowledge Test authorization letter.