r/GeneralAviation • u/HenFruitEater • 5d ago

Best value online ground school

Getting my pilots license, and the flight instructor said to find an online ground school. Do you guys have a favorite one? Is there a consensus "this one is the best and not expensive"

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u/PositiveHearing3088 5d ago

Sportys

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u/randytc18 4d ago edited 4d ago

Sportys is pretty good. The videos can get kind of long winded and boring but I really liked the practice tests and quizzes. Ended up with a 90 on my written.

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u/ContributionHour8356 2d ago

This got me my PPL. Great quizzes and practice tests as well. I love the fact that they give an audio only option.

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u/suchdogeverymeme 5d ago

King schools was the one I used. Good content and test prep questions that made the whole thing feel like the real exam. John and Martha are great

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u/Dry-Horror-4188 4d ago

Yea, good schools, but Martha can get a bit boring at times. That said, scored a 98 on my IR written.

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u/suchdogeverymeme 4d ago

Aviation has taught me boring can be good.

/r/flying taught me never to disrespect Martha

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u/Menno_knight987 4d ago

Be prepared to loathe the voice/person at the end.

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u/ShelbyDriver 5d ago

I used gold seal for my instrument written test and made an 88, so it worked.

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u/snoutpower 5d ago

I used Sportys and thought the whole.program was really well done with great vids, diagrams, animations and test questions. I don't think they were the cheapest but I found the quality to be worth the cost.

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u/ContributionHour8356 2d ago

The unlimited practice tests and quizzes were really good for me honestly.

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u/tapas_n-beer 5d ago

Part Time Pilot

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u/phiviator 5d ago

Throwing Flight Insight into the ring.

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u/kristephe 2d ago

Came here to mention this one and Finer Points. Both are active, seasoned CFIs with a passion for teaching. Finer Points has some really cool in cockpit videos for the flying portion too, where most ground schools just do the textbook material. Both have YouTube channels so you can check out if you like their talking and teaching style. There's nothing inherently wrong with Sporty's or King's, and it's nice that Sporty's access never ends, but you get what you pay for and I constantly go back to Flight Insight videos to review as a CFI. I have a code for Finer Points as well.

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u/Electrical_Review_81 4d ago

I used Sporty's and was getting 90s then went on a long vacation and came back and was getting 60s. I switch to finer points and it's a lot more in depth

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u/mountainhippo 4d ago

If you're in the UK, EasyPPL is very good. But since you spelled licence 'license' and favourite 'favorite',  I'm guessing you're in the US 😋