Comments on: Multimedia, 1970s-style http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=524 Online perspective from the editors of "AOPA Pilot". Wed, 22 May 2013 00:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Matt Roberds http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=524&cpage=1#comment-20574 Matt Roberds Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:33:53 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=524#comment-20574 I went to ground school in 2005. The classroom was a purpose-built room inside a hangar; it had a whiteboard, TV set, DVD player, VCR, and air conditioning. The instructors used a whiteboard, some props (including actual aircraft parts), DVDs and VHS tapes, and some photographs that had been enlarged and laminated. Sometimes we went out into the main area of the hangar to look at an actual aircraft or to use the simulators; this was interspersed with the classroom time so we were neither sitting down nor standing up for really long periods of time. I did pretty good on the written test, but my first flight was a little embarrassing; the second one was better.

I’m also the perpetrator of the Web site that Mr. Haines linked to. I realize that the material is 1) quite old and 2) not in full digital HD with 5.1 surround sound, but I thought it might be of historical interest, if nothing else. If anyone has comments or feedback about the site, there is an email address on it.

]]> By: Rick Keys http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=524&cpage=1#comment-18775 Rick Keys Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:39:28 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=524#comment-18775 My ground school experience was nearly identical to Tom’s. We learned to fly at the same airport and I took my ground school in the same railroad class room. I was in high school, worked at the airport for flying lessons and had a few hours prior to taking class. My written results were, well, disappointing. The instructors did their best ( thanks Bernie, Marie and Charlie) with the technology and near zero budget of the day, but my head also hit the desk a few times. In fact I don’t recall if Tom was in my class or not.

]]> By: Fred Wilson http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=524&cpage=1#comment-11195 Fred Wilson Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:11:43 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=524#comment-11195 My private ground school was in the fall the 1980 in an old air force barracks on Paine field in Everett Wa. For visual aids I remember a small aircraft model and there must have been a few other items but certainly not much. The Instructor was good at stories that kept total boredom from getting in the way of learning the intricacies of the ADF, VOR and other such exciting stuff. My son is just starting his first flight instruction job, I reminded him to keep ground instruction interesting or it won’t be effective.

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