02 February 2016 - Private Pilot Ground School

The first class of the 2016 Private Pilot Ground School was held on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 in the McCullough Room of the Rec Center at the L-3 facility in Greenville, TX. The class will meet every Tuesday from 1800 - 2100 for the next 14 weeks. The Private Pilot Ground school has been offered annually by the Majors Flying Club (MFC) for the past 10 years. It has proved to be a very well attended and successful event due in no small part to the organization of the material presented in class as well as the depth and breadth of the knowledge and experience of the instructors. It is one thing to sit down and read the Private Pilot Handbook and a completely different experience to sit in the classroom and enjoy the benefit of the material being presented by instructors with real world knowledge on the subjects being presented and who have a ton of flying experience (i.e. - lots of cool stories).

Sixteen fresh faces with a lust for knowledge (or some spare pocket change and a bunch of spare time) showed up ready to drink from the fire hose tonight. The MFC President and organizer of the MFC Private Pilot Ground school, Mr. Dennis Mathis welcomed the students, made some introductory remarks, and introduced the instructors that were present. Each of the instructors, including Mr. Mathis, gave the class a bit of background on themselves and their experience as it relates to flying. The instructors present were Clarke Erwin, Joe Rector, and Clint Logwood. Mark Armstrong will introduce himself to the class when he teaches his module.

As you can see from the pictures, it looks like the class is in full swing. The name tags for the desks have been created, lots of course material is laying around, nobody is paying attention to the instructor, and a nice selection of snacks is available as well as copious amounts of coffee. Except for the two clowns in the back right, everyone else looks like they belong in the class.

Graduation is just 13 weeks away!