Description

In-Person AAAA 2025 Private Pilot Ground School

February 21-23, 2025

Balloon Fiesta Office

Address: 4401 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113

 

Are you looking to become a Private Hot Air Balloon Pilot? This is the place to get the ground instruction you need to pass the written FAA Knowledge Exam.

With this Ground School you will be provided with the following manuals:

• Test Prep (ASA) Private Pilot – 2025 Version
• ASA Rotating Plotter
• Current Denver Sectional
• AAAA Weight/Temperature Calculator
• Classs Notebook which contains all the slides and handouts
• Students Endorsement to take the FAA ‘written’ knowledge test

In you are interesting in auditing the course please contact Mike Voorhees “mike@cyonic.com” for availability. (if you register before January 21, 2025 as an Audit you will becharded the Full Price of $199.00. Aftr January 2, 2025 as an Audit you must recieve a Discount Code From Mike Voorhees.

Audit Options:

• AAAA Board and the Committee members may attend and registration is free
  They can attend and not purchase Class Notbook
  or
  They can attend and purchase the Class Notebook for $50.00
• Any Student may audit the course and registration is $50.00
  They can attend and not purchase Class Notebook
  or
  They can attend and purchase the Class Notebook for an additional $50.00

Note: 

Audit Students will not be issued an Endorsement to take the FAA ‘written’ knowledge test

To register select Class Options box on the right side of this page

Other books will be on sale during the class

Thank You…
AAAA Education Committee

 

Ground School Agenda

 

FRIDAY EVENING
5:30 — 5:45	Registration	Mike Voorhees
5:45 — 6:00	Introductions, Overview & Housekeeping	Mike Voorhees
6:00 — 9:00	Sectional Charts and Airspace	Beth Wright-Smith
SATURDAY
7:15 — 7:30	Sign in & Review of 1st day	Mike Voorhees
7:30 — 8:30	Fundamentals & Altimetry	Neal Smith
	Break
8:45 — 9:45	Navigation/Plotting	Ken Beebe
	Break
10:00 — 12:30	Regulations / FAR’s (14 CFR)	J D Huss
12:30 — 1:45	LUNCH (on your own)
1:45 — 2:45	Balloon Systems & Propane	Natasha Stanke
	Break
3:00 — 4:00	Aircraft Performance	Neal Smith
	Break
4:15 — 5:30	Airport Ops, Medical Facts, ADM	Peter Cuneo
SUNDAY
7:15 — 7:30	Sign in & Review of 2nd day	Mike Voorhees
7:30 — 10:30	Weather Theory	David Tennis
	Break
10:45 — 11:45	Communications	Ken Beebe
11:45 — 1:00	LUNCH (on your own)
1:00 — 3:00	Weather Services	Barbara Fricke
	Break
3:15 — 4:15	Storyboard Balloon Flight	Ray Bair
4:15 — 5:00	Obtaining FAA Pilot Certificates	Beth Wright-Smith & Barbara Fricke
5:00	Turn in evaluations, get sign off for FAA written exam