Part Time PilotReviews of parttimepilot.com

As a new student pilot I was quickly overwhelmed by the massive amount if information I needed to learn. I found Part Time Pilot by accident and started looking into their training. I started by binging the podcast while at work and was so impressed with the presentation that I signed up for the ground school proper. The way the information is presented, the quizzes, the volume of resources available to the student just blew me away. I work full time and in the last month have gone through about 20% of the course and am maintaining a grade of 94+%. This course is a great value, full of helpful resources and information. I highly recommend jjoining.

So, I always think it’s funny when people start reviews by saying “ I never write reviews but I just have to for this”, well now I do get it!! That’s exactly how I feel about Part Time Pilot!! To put my experience in context I will do a brief synopsis of my so called “journey” to get where I am. I am one of those “cliche” people who have literally been pursuing flight training since I was 18 and I am now 61. I really tried to start at 18 when in Florida in the U.S.Navy but I was in Nuclear Power School and if you really care why that would not work out you can google what that school is like. So, life took over and I didn’t take any more lessons until 2016 when I was 54. I did a dozen flights and was near solo and then again life took over with a coast to coast move. I then resumed training in Seattle recently at KBFI. I had previously taken a Ground School at a flight school at KBFI and completed it about a year and a half ago and got a certificate of endorsement to take the FAA PAR (Private Pilot Airplane) test. Since I had been out of the books for some time I decided this past summer in about June or July to look for an online ground school to go through completely to get me ready again for the test. I wasn’t going to start flight instruction until after Labor Day so I had time, being retired now, to dive into the studying. I honestly don’t even know how I ended up finding Nick and Part Time Pilot but in the end I decided to go ahead and pull the trigger. Right from the start it was just great!! There are so many positive things about the program but for me it was the methodology of the presenting the materials and the detail. I read so much about taking the FAA test and it was mostly people saying and/or complaining that it was just memorization. There is no getting around that just because there are so many specific regulations etc. BUT I have always been the type of learner that needs to UNDERSTAND the concepts and details of how and why something works the way it does. I absolutely 100% believe you can then figure out most answers. Nick’s program undeniably has a lot more detailed information than you really need to pass the test BUT it is also undeniable that if you do the whole program you will feel prepared not only for the test but for all that comes with the flight training. As Nick so perfectly states you will always feel “ahead of the airplane” as your flight lessons progress. I have only flown a half a dozen times (Northwest fall weather) but already understand all of what is coming and anytime my CFI quizzes me about things during flight I feel confident and prepared. I am so anxious to fly now and learn more details about things like VOR’s and Cross Country planning etc. So, after all this rambling was I successful?? I took my FAA PAR test on 10/20/23 and got a 97%!! I missed two questions that I had never seen before but will now never forget them either 😂. In closing Nick has put together a logical and comprehensive program. I am actually not surprised as I am an engineering type and that’s the way my mind works and Nick is of the same breed!! You absolutely will not be disappointed using Part Time Pilot. I can attest to other reviews that say Nick is proactive. I emailed him quite a few times in the days before taking my test and he always, always responded promptly and with details to make sure I had a complete understanding of the issue.

I'm just getting started on my private pilot's certificate. It's been something that I have been planning on doing for years but something that I have just never got around to doing. I finally decided to pull the trigger on getting started and after extensive research I have decided to go with Part Time Pilot because they have everything you would ever need to pass your written test.

This ground school is probably the best private ground school out there. Nick gives a written lessons on each subject with a video explaining it and a short quiz at then end. Also provides 10 plus practice FAA quizzes. I was able to get 85% first try on the FAA written test. It only took me 45 hours of total flight time to get my PPL. This ground school is 100% worth it.

Part Time Pilot's content is deep and thorough. I have already completed Ground School with another online program and I can't believe that Part Time Pilot was the more cost effective option! Part Time Pilot is the Movie, the cliff notes, and the lecture where the other ground school was just a power point presentation. Thank you Nick and team for all of your hard work on this course!

Just started the course. Excited to take this first step in my aviation career.

The lessons are put together as a quick way to understand the material. There are several different ways offered to digest the material. Most people need repetition in order to comprehend and remember the material. I am almost half way through and won't take too long to get through the rest. Best of all, the material is geared to the part time pilot so an hour a day and you can get through it. Then on to flight lessons.

I like your stuff and gonna still recommend to my students to listen to the audio, but one thing I didn't like so much ( but I get it though) was the fact is the first 15 mins is just selling the products or stuff that doesn't talk about the lesson may disinterested or have the student lose focus and may not want to listen to the rest. I'm still leave a 5 star because again I like that material.