Have you always wanted to learn how to fly? Well now is the time to learn! Register with Gulf Coast Community college for this new adventure!

In partnership with the Tyndall Aero Club at Tyndall Air Force Base, GCCC’s Center for Business, Continuing and Community Education (CBCCE) has developed a unique new course, the Private Pilot Ground School.  This flight training program is available to:

Active duty personnel and dependents

• Retirees and dependents
• Department of Defense/NAF employees and dependents
• Reservists and dependents
• Civil Air Patrol members

(For membership information please visit: http://flwg.cap.gov/TyndallPanama/

Pilot Ground School classes will be offered on a quarterly basis at the Tyndall Aero Club.
The next class is scheduled to begin July 8, 2009 through September 2, 2009, and will meet Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6 – 9 p.m.

The course fee is $595.00 which includes a flight bag, books, and 50 hours of classroom instruction. Active duty military are eligible for reimbursement through tuition assistance.

The course is divided up into three stages each consisting of 5-6 classes. Prior to starting Stage I, the student has to successfully complete the Ground Training Standards by passing the private pilot airmen knowledge test. Each stage has a final written exam with a required minimum passing score of 80%.

If you would like to improve your aeronautical education, the Pilot Ground School is the right course for you! 

For more information, please contact:

Mr. Bill Foley with Tyndall Aero Club at (850) 850 283 4404 or (850) 286 5870

Ms. Lori Luppino at GCCC’s CBCCE at (850) 872-3818