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Sportys PP training. | Pilots of America I used sportys last year The videos lessons were fine and gave me some good general knowledge that I backed up through experience with my CFI I read the PHAK and AFM and a ton of other material as the real basis of my study Their bank of test questions is very helpful
King vs. Sportys vs. Gleim Online Ground School? I bought the King course for my private I misunderstood what it was when I bought it It is (or was at that time) taylored to pass the written I was looking for more of a ground school that was a supplement to flying It turned out to be very good for the written - but was not what I expected When I did my IFR rating I got the Sportys course
Sportys Rant - incomplete process and tests including topics not seen . . . I got sportys PPL gnd course and then I ran into a bunch of questions that I didn't remember from the videos That's because It's not in the videos As everyone says here: it assumes you've also read the PHAK in parallel, and spent some time with the FAR AIM book If you haven't - then you're missing a good part of the lessons plan
Handheld transceiver recommendations? Icom, Yaesu, or Sportys? yaesu and Icom units are much better made than the sportys units Price obviously is also higher Whatever unit you get - make sure you get the AA adapter panel and keep a set of AA batteries that arent in the unit available to swap in You dont want a dead unit as a backup unit when you need it
Going for IFR, ground school - Sportys or King? - Pilots of America I know Sporty's has continuously grown their ground school, recognizing a few years ago it was rather incomplete The King course seems a little dated in terms of the presentation, but an industry staple Sporty's seems much more modern in its presentation with 3d graphics to illustrate
Sportys E6B - Pilots of America Take a look at ASA's CX-3 Flight Computer A bit more expensive ($30 more than Sporty's) but it's way simpler to operate, has a many additional features, and is firmware upgradable
Icom IC-A24 vs Sportys SP-400 - Pilots of America I was just departing a busy towered airport at night About 300 feet and climbing, everything went dark and I smelled smoke I turned the controls over to my pilot rated passenger and groped in the back for my Sportys handheld I called the tower told them of our trouble and returned to land A short had taken out the buss
DVDs or online course. . King schools or Sportys? I bought sportys as my very first DVD set They put me to sleep in no time I actually ended up giving mine away The Kings can be a bit cheesy, I'll admit, but their online course I actually don't mind which is a good thing since I teach with it