Gold Seal Ground SchoolsReviews of groundschool.com

I purchased the lifetime private pilot ground school so I could study at my own pace without time limits. The ground school is easy to navigate and understand. The section overviews, visuals in the videos, Section quizzes, practice tests and everything else that helped me pass the knowledge test with flying colors. Gold Seal literally has a customer for life.

Gold Seal is the gold standard for private pilot ground school! I just passed the Private Pilot Airplane exam with a 95% and am excited for the check ride. The lessons are presented in a way that isn't boring, changes pace as needed, uses real aircraft video and animations where needed, and is conversational. It's like having a master CFI right there. The video courses are well organized into sections that pair well with stages of flight training. They are then subdivided into easily digestible lessons within a section so you can spend a few minutes here and there or binge an hour or two if you have the time. You'll run through the lessons like a checklist and many have quizzes where needed. You'll know right away where you need to work for mastery of individual topics. The sections conclude with stage checks that will prepare you for the real exam in both their content and format. After you've completed all lessons and stage checks, it's on to the practice exams and then the endorsement for the FAA exam. I highly recommend having a sectional plotter, E6B (either digital or mechanical), piece of paper, and a physical copy of the FAA-CT-8080-2H testing supplement book handy for the practical exercises. It'll make measuring distances and headings on charts a lot easier than trying to work them out on a screen (an unfortunate limitation in any online course).

I have used Gold Seal for both my private and instrument. I passed both written exams and my private practical test so far with this course. The material is easy to follow, and it keeps you engaged, unlike most talking head online ground schools available elsewhere. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an online ground school.

Gold seal has a very well put together course for instrument pilots. I used another online ground school for my private and Gold seal in my opinion has set the new standard of excellence. They have a great course complete with videos and up to date figures and reference material, and there ifr know it all guide is a great summary for study and review. Informative and does not feel hoakie or outdated like others. Highly recommend.

The way the information was presented was easy to understand and retain. made me feel very confident regarding my ability to pass the FAA written in conjunction with other learning materials.

I recently took my PPL written knowledge test and successfully passed it. I must say that the clarity, simplicity and video supporting material of the Gold Seal Ground School were fundamentals for achieving my results. I also consulted some guidelines and recommendations posted in different social media and Gold Seal sites related to studying theory. I also decided to reject some suggestions to memorize answers. I rather wanted to fully understand the questions and validate it with the learning I gained through the use of Gold Seal method and learning materials. Once I covered all the theory materials and stage tests, I focused and repeatedly took the Gold Seal Practice tests until I consistently scored +90%. Once this was achieved, I scheduled my written test and continued taking practice tests. The results were positive and the efforts paid off. During my learning process, I needed to contact Gold Seal team for general questions related to the material in the course. They answered the phone promptly and friendly with a true desire to help. Thank you Gold Seal, Russell and Team for helping me achieve this first step. Kudos Gold Seal!!!

Great animations!!

Super organized and interactive! Everyone at Gold Seal has a great personality thus making it not monotonous! I definitely credit them for my success, so far! Recommend this to every student, private and/or rusty pilot out there!