Desert Skies Aviation Ground School
Weekly Drop-In Ground

Pick your rating. Submit your topics.

First session free. Two drop-in tracks — Private Pilot Thu/Sat and Instrument Tue · 3–6 PM. Reserve a seat, submit up to 3 topics, learn with peers at your level.

Come in confused. Leave with clarity.

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Each page is tailored to your certificate level — schedule, topics, and calendar filtered to your cohort.

Drop-In Ground · Private Pilot
Phase 1

Same-rating peers. Live instructor. No full-course commitment.

Drop-In Ground · Private Pilot

First session free. Stuck on airspace, weather, or charts? Drop in Thu/Sat — submit up to 3 topics.

First session free

$45Free first · then $45 · Jaybird $30

Your first drop-in is free. Topic-driven live ground for Private Pilot students — reserve one night or many, submit up to three topics before class, and learn alongside other PPL students at your level. Later sessions $45 (Jaybird $30).

Thu & Sat · 3:00–6:00 PM · Private Pilot · book one or many

  • First session free — then $45 (Jaybird $30)
  • Submit up to 3 topics before each session
  • Grouped with Private Pilot students at your level
See PPL Drop-In Sessions
Drop-In Ground · Instrument
Phase 1

IFR-rated peers. Live instructor. One night at a time.

Drop-In Ground · Instrument

First session free. Holds, approaches, regs — drop in Tuesdays and submit the IFR topics blocking you.

First session free

$45Free first · then $45 · Jaybird $30

Your first drop-in is free. Instrument students submit topics and get live help from an instructor alongside IFR-rated peers — holds, approaches, regulations, charts, and more. Later sessions $45 (Jaybird $30).

Tuesdays · 3:00–6:00 PM · Instrument · book one or many

  • First session free — then $45 (Jaybird $30)
  • Submit up to 3 IFR topics before each session
  • Grouped with Instrument students at your level
See IFR Drop-In Sessions

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August 2026
Legend PPL IFR CPL Syllabus cohort

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FAQ

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Weekly Drop-In is one session at a time — first session free, then $45 (Jaybird $30). Submit 1–3 topics and learn with peers at your level (Tue IFR · Thu & Sat PPL · 3–6 PM). Full Syllabus is the complete written-test course — PPL runs 6 weeks (18 classes) Mon/Wed/Fri evenings; IFR runs 4 weeks (12 classes) Tue/Thu/Sat evenings.

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