OSHKOSH — King Schools officials noted at this week’s AirVenture that pilots the world over seeking an EASA Light Aircraft Pilot License (LAPL), Private Pilot License (PPL) or Night Rating certification now can study for their knowledge tests using an iPad training app available from King Schools. The new iPad learning platform was developed in […]
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King Schools releases companion app
Pilots can now watch their King Schools video lessons on their iPads and iPhones even when disconnected from the Internet. The King Companion App, introduced at AirVenture and available as a free download from the Apple App Store, connects to a pilot’s King iLearn online account, allowing them to download videos from any of their […]
King Schools launches Alaskan Aviation Adventure Sweepstakes
OSHKOSH — On opening day of AirVenture, John and Martha King of King Schools unveiled their Alaskan Flying Adventure Sweepstakes. The winner will take home a package of prizes that includes an Alaskan flying vacation for two where the winner will earn their seaplane rating and also take a bush flying course. “Alaska has a special place […]
King Schools offers discount on ATP training
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Pilots who pass the ATP written exam before Aug. 1 of this year won’t have to take the expensive ground and simulator training that will be required after that date. A surprise bonus is that once you pass the knowledge test, 14 CFR 61.155(d) gives you two years to pass the practical test. […]
Bonanza owner wins King sweepstakes
Patrick Timmons of Oklahoma is the winner of John and Martha King’s “Let Us Be Your Mentors” Sweepstakes, featuring a flight with John and Martha in King Schools’ FalconJet to Palm Springs for dinner, hangar flying, and mentoring. Two years ago, Timmons made his childhood dream of flying a reality by enrolling at a Cessna […]
Kings offer savings to pilots wanting to beat ATP deadline
To help pilots wanting to beat the FAA deadline by getting their ATPs before Aug. 1 — after which new requirements make it much more difficult — King Schools is offering a 50% saving on its ATP ground school and test prep. John and Martha King said that King Schools will temporarily cut the price […]
King Schools release iPad companion app
OSHKOSH — King Schools has released a free iPad and iPhone compatible app that connects to King Schools Online Knowledge Test Courses and allows customers to download the course’s video lessons. This means the video lessons can be watched at any time, with or without an Internet connection, company officials said at AirVenture. The free […]
John and Martha King launch ‘Let Us Be Your Mentors’ sweepstakes
OSHKOSH — Today at AirVenture John and Martha King of King Schools launched a new sweepstakes to promote mentoring in aviation. The sweepstakes winner will receive an all-expense-paid vacation for two to San Diego, California, where they will spend a day with John and Martha, including starring in their own King video segment and traveling […]
King Schools updates online FIRC
John and Martha King, co-chairmen of King Schools, have updated the King Online Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC) to include a new lesson on scenario-based training (SBT). “Scenario-based training is now part of the FAA Practical Test Standards, but most CFIs have not had training on how to incorporate scenarios in their lesson plans,” commented […]