Course Introduction

Congratulations on choosing to train with Eastrise Aviation. Our institution was set up to help people like you to realise their dream to become a pilot. Learning to fly is a passion for most people and we are so excited to be of help on your learning journey.

KEY POINT
This Private Pilot Licence online ground school course is for the fixed wing (aeroplane) category and covers the Malawi curriculum. The PPL Helicopter (rotary wing) online ground school is available on this link. If you are looking for online ground school courses for the FAA curriculum, they are available on this link.

As indicated in the terms and conditions which you accepted before enrolling on this course; your online PPL ground school access lapses automatically after 365 days, and when you:

• graduate vis-à-vis you successfully complete a course and moves on to the next level.
• are suspended or chose to terminate your training with Eastrise Aviation.
• no longer hold a valid medical certificate.
• have an outstanding balance in your student account.

 
This course has videos, notes and interactive content. You are strictly prohibited from sharing your login details or access to the Eastrise Aviation online ground school with anyone. Multiple (concurrent) logins are also prohibited. Violations are prosecutable under local and international law.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, you would have acquired the theoretical knowledge that satisfies the Malawi Private Pilot Licence curriculum. There are eight subjects covered in this course. These are Principles of Flight, Flight Performance & Planning, Air Navigation, Aircraft Technical, Aviation Meteorology, Air Law, Radiotelephony, and Human Performance & Limitations. We have slightly changed some course titles to match our internal naming scheme. However, the content satisfies the Malawi PPL syllabus requirements.

COURSE PREREQUISITES

There are no prerequisites for this course apart from a full Malawi School Certificate of Education (or equivalent) if you are aiming to pursue flying as a career. You also realise that discipline and self-leadership are key. This course is also available within the Eastrise Aviation intranet. This enables students to take it within our campus without an internet connection on the local area network. We recommend completing each lesson before commencing the next one.

UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS

We assume that by now you already have a valid medical certificate. It is one of the requirements for the issuance of the student pilot licence. The other requirement is passing the Malawi air law exam at the Directorate of Civil Aviation. For the sake of simplicity, we will from now own call the Directorate “the Civil Aviation Authority” (CAA). In some cases we may call the CAA ‘the Malawi CAA’ or simply ‘the DCA.’ Let us know if you need contact details of aviation medical examiners in Malawi and we will be happy to share that information. Not every doctor is authorised to conduct aviation medical tests.

REQUIRED STUDY MATERIALS

• You will need a working internet connection that will enable you to watch videos and interactive content
• A notepad and pen for note-taking

KEYS TASK(S) AND EXAMINATIONS

You will have a 50-question timed mock exam at the end of each module in this course. We have decided to introduce you to mock exams early in the course to ensure you get used to aviation exams. This will enable you to build confidence that would be handy during the knowledge tests at the Directorate of Civil Aviation. There are 50-60 timed questions in the actual exams (knowledge tests) at the civil aviation authority. We would also like to encourage you to login our Test Prep site after completing every course to enable you practice on our mock exams. The Eastrise test engine has thousands of questions from our question banks that we believe are helpful. You can also take the free mock exams on the go on our own Flytex Pilot Exams Android App. The app syncs with your TestPrep site account so your results, exams and history can be viewed on both portals. All this is at NO additional cost — just your online ground school subscription is enough.
 

Good to know…
We also have an online flight school that will prepare you for the air exercises for the PPL curriculum. Access to that site is free for our fully paid up students. You will receive the login credentials from our Administrator upon confirmation of payment of your ground school fees. You can therefore take flying lessons concurrently with your ground school. Please note that it is only the access to the online flight school that is granted free of charge to our students. Aircraft hire, flight simulator use and related fees are payable.