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From: lrd@drusd.UUCP (L. R. DuBroff)
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Subject: Re: Wanted: Advice on Ground School Courses and Texts
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Date: Fri, 19-Apr-85 11:16:37 EST
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>	Like everyone else, we will have
>	to take some kind of ground school course.

>	Dave Fiedler

I would recommend NOT spending $$ on videotape, slides, or any other
canned ground school materials, nor taking one of the multibuck
weekend courses.  My approach has always been to steer clear of all
commercial sources; instead, visit your closest federal bookstore
(or deal by mail order) and pick up the appropriate FAA publications
and study guides.  This saves much money, gets the material straight
from the horse's mouth, and provides full information about the topics
covered, instead of just "pass the written" material.  Any questions
you have after self-study usually can be resolved in a few minutes with
your flight instructor.

Using this method I have never scored below 90 on any FAA written exam,
and I've taken a bunch, as I hold the following certificates/ratings:

Commercial Pilot -- ASMEL, Instrument
Flight Instructor -- Airplane, Instrument
Ground Instructor -- Advanced, Instrument