★ Live online · Taught by a working captain

PILOTRULES

Online Ground School

Private pilot knowledge the way you’d want it briefed before a hard IFR day — clear, practical, and built to stop wasted dual time.

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Capt. Ethan Collins · CFI/CFII · Boutique Air PC-12

Why this exists

Ground school that pays for itself in saved Hobbs

Most students buy airplane time before they buy understanding. This course flips that — so when you show up for a lesson, you already know the objective, the standard, and the why.

Live instruction

Small cohort sessions online with Ethan — ask questions, get corrected in real time, no anonymous video library dump.

Checkride-ready

Built around ACS knowledge areas and oral-exam thinking, not trivia you forget after the written.

Budget discipline

Same philosophy as 19 Rules: prepare on the ground so you stop funding redo lessons in the air.

Curriculum

What you’ll cover

A full private-pilot ground school arc — systems through flight planning — with checkride oral practice woven through every module.

  1. Airplane systems & aerodynamicsHow the machine really works when the examiner asks “why.”
  2. Flight instruments & pitot-staticFailures, partial panel thinking, and what the gauges are lying about.
  3. Weather & weather productsBrief like a professional — METARs, TAFs, prog charts, go/no-go.
  4. Airspace, airports & ATCClass B to G without guessing. Radio discipline that doesn’t waste time.
  5. FARs that matterCurrency, privileges, required equipment — the rules that keep you legal and safe.
  6. Performance, W&B, chartsNumbers you can trust before you leave the ground.
  7. Navigation & flight planningCross-countries that make sense — fuel, alternates, risk.
  8. Human factors & ADMThe decision traps that kill students and professionals alike.
  9. Written & oral prepExam strategy plus mock oral pressure before checkride day.

Format

How it works

01

Reserve a seat

Tell us your goals and certificate track. We’ll confirm cohort dates and next steps by email.

02

Show up live

Join scheduled online sessions. Recordings available when you can’t make a night — accountability still expected.

03

Fly smarter

Walk into dual with a plan. Use the same PILOT discipline from the book on every lesson.

Your instructor

Taught by Capt. Ethan Collins

Ethan Collins in Boutique Air gear
Ethan Collins · Boutique Air Captain / CFI
1,833Total Hours
633Turbine
792Dual Given
100%Checkride Pass

Ethan is a Pilatus PC-12 captain, CFI/CFII, and avionics specialist. He wrote 19 Rules of Flight Training so students stop paying for unprepared hours — this ground school is the live classroom version of that mission.

Questions: [email protected] · 803-497-2245

Enrollment

Reserve your seat in the next cohort

No obligation — tell Ethan where you are in training and he’ll follow up with dates, pricing confirmation, and how to lock your spot.