Ground School Schedule

Are you interested in getting your CPL or PPL?

Please contact us immediately if you are interested in the following current or upcoming courses:

 

Private Pilot Licence Ground School (PPL 25-11)

Dates: November 16 2025 to February 22, 2026

Times: 09:00 - 16:00 on Sundays

Instructor: Neil Keating

Zoom attendance possible by arrangement

 

Private Pilot Licence Ground School (PPL 26-01)

Dates: March 01, 2026 to May 24, 2026

Times: 09:00 - 16:00 on Sundays

Instructor: Neil Keating

Zoom attendance possible by arrangement

 

Commercial Pilot Licence Ground School (CPL 26-01)

Dates: February 2025 to July 2026

Times: 09:00 - 16:00 on Saturdays

Instructor: Neil Keating

Zoom attendance possible by arrangement

 

Instrument Training Ground School

Dates: TBA. Expected on Sundays beginning in March 2026 to May 2026

Instructor: Warwick Green

 

MTA: Mountain Awareness Training

Date: Saturday January 31, 2026:  09:00-16:00

 

Courses are held at the Victoria Flying Club GS Classroom unless otherwise stated.

Additional PPL, CPL, RPAS. Mountain Awareness Training and Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (Drone) courses can be arranged upon request.

Confirm your attendance with Neil Keating on cell at 204-291-9667 and VFC Operations (Russell) at 250-656-2833.

 

Instructor: Neil Keating

Ground School Coordinator Victoria Flying Club

Office: (250) 656-2833

Cell: (204) 291-9667

Email Office: nkeating@flyvfc.com

Email (personal): neil.keating@live.ca

 

The Current Round

If you're interested in the current round of PPL Ground School Coursework, be advised that it contains a total of 15 class days, which equal 45-course hours of training (a minimum of 40 hours are required by Transport Canada Regulations). The instructor is Neil Keating, VFC Ground School Coordinator, (retired pilot RCAF & Air Canada).

Contact Neil Keating to register for the course.

 

Class series:

 

Licensing and CARS I

 

CARS II

 

Aerodynamics, Theory of Flight

 

Engines, Airframes

 

Flight Instruments, Systems

 

Human Factors, PDM

 

Met I

 

Met II

 

Met III

 

Met IV

 

Met V

 

Met VI

 

Flight Ops I

 

Flight Ops II

 

Radio & Electronic Theory

 

Nav I

 

Nav II

 

Nav III

 

ATC

 

Review