Grounded. - Ground School
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” For aspiring aviators, it starts with choosing the training organization that resonates with your principles and core values. Fortunately, I grew up in an environment surrounded by seasoned pilots from the service - who, as part of their mission, established a flight training school for aspirants. I was destined to be a part of it. In 2018, I was one of the 24 enrollees in our batch. I was lucky enough to be part of the “Private Pilot” ground school just a few weeks after I finished college. How was it? To start, our class was filled with diverse type of so-called “student pilots” — some were fresh from college, some came from pilot-filled families, while some were professionals with established businesses. I was the youngest, and I was enthusiastic to learn a lot from the instructors and the well-experienced batchmates. Unlike college, the ground school was fast-paced where two subjects were discussed p...