Hey Guys,

I'm about to spend a little coin on one of the 'Sport Pilot training kits' and was wondering if anyone had any previous experience with any of the major offerings out there? I'm currently leaning towards the Jeppesen package but the Gleim stuff seems to be a strong option as well. They are all priced right in the $200 range so price point isn't much of a consideration between them.

Any thoughts??

Don

I'm a King fan. I've used them for PPL, IR, and A&P. Little goofy sometimes but it worked for me to remember things. I tried Jepp too, but had better success with King. I do like Jepp's textbooks though.

I used the King CD's. I went thru them in one week end and was able to walk in and pass the ground school written test on Monday.

I used the King course on VHS, back before DVD's! It was ok but I've heard good things about the Gleim products. I'm looking at getting their Commercial course soon.

Ditto here on the King video/DVD. As Tadpole said a bit goofy but they really have it down. Got one question wrong on the written ppl after going through the videos twice and taking their practise exam.

I used the Gleim Sport Pilot kit, with mixed opinions. I think what I used the most was the CD with practice test questions. Using the book for that just didn't work for me since the answers were right beside the questions. The material was just way too dry for me. It's written in outline form, like what an instructor would use to teach a lecture. It also can be repetitive. I'm used to reading engineering textbooks and the Gleim format just wasn't cutting it for me. It does have a logbook, plotter, E6B, and flight bag that I found useful though...

My solution was The Student Pilot's Flight Manual by Kershner. Yes, it was primarily written for private pilots, but the 10th edition explains which chapters sport pilot students don't need to read. It's informative, interesting to read, laced with his dry humor, and most importantly, the information stuck with me easily. Not so with Gleim. It's a bargain at $25 (or cheaper at Amazon).

I ditched the Gliem books, read Kershner, then used the Gleim software for my test prep. Gleim tends to give the what without the why or how.

Note that if you do go with the Gleim kit, you can save a bunch (~$80) by buying the version without their online ground school.