For flight schools and instructors
Give your students Ground First, the helicopter ground school written by a U.S. Army IERW instructor and an air ambulance check airman, and follow every student's progress from your own school dashboard.
Free for every student during early access.
Why schools use it
Students study the same material, at their own pace, and you know who's working, who's stuck and who's ready for the knowledge test.
Every student learns every ACS knowledge area the same way, whichever instructor they fly with.
Each student shows as Active, Idle, Stalled or Completed, so your instructors spend ground time where it's needed.
Add your logo, colors and a welcome message. Your students see them on the course, the dashboard and their emails.
What's included
For your school
For instructors
For students
School pricing
One-time payments in USD, no subscriptions.
Free right now
While we finish the remaining modules, schools, instructors and students use Ground First at no cost. The prices below are planned launch prices. They only apply once Ground First is complete, and they may change before then.
Planned pricing after launch · Subject to change
Partner School
After launch, students who enroll through your school's link save $50. Free for them until then.
For your tuition
Student Seats
After launch · Free until then
Independent CFIs
After launch, your students save $30 through your link, and you earn $50 cash on each student's first paid purchase.
Prices apply only once every Ground First module is live and may change before then. A seat will cost about the same as two to three hours of one-on-one ground instruction. Several locations or a Part 141 program? Contact us about custom pricing.
How it works
Your school's name, your name and email. It takes about a minute.
Usually within one business day. Then your enrollment link is live and you can add your logo and colors.
Enroll students from the dashboard, or share your link and let them sign up.
See who's working, who's stuck and who's ready for the knowledge test.
Already set up? Open your school dashboard
Questions
Yes. Until Ground First is complete, it's free for every student, including students at partner schools. The prices on this page are planned launch prices and may change. Nobody is charged automatically when it launches.
Nothing. Your school gets a dashboard, your instructors get free access, and students who enroll through your link pay $50 less than the regular price after launch. Create your school account.
Seats apply once Ground First is complete; until then, enrolling students is free. A seat gives one student all of Ground First for 24 months, starting when they're enrolled. Buy seats from your dashboard when you need them. The more you buy, the lower the price, and unused seats never expire.
Instructors see and enroll only the students assigned to them. School admins see every student at the school.
Yes. Add your logo, accent color and a welcome message, and your students see them on the course, the dashboard and their emails.
Yes. Sign up for a free instructor account. Your students save $30 through your link, and you earn $50 cash on each student's first purchase.
No. It prepares students for the knowledge test and the oral exam. Their instructor still reviews their preparation and gives the endorsement for the knowledge test.
Instructors can buy the Helicopter CFI Binder and Helicopter CFII Binder individually in the shop.
Nothing to pay while Ground First is free. After launch, schools pay by card when they buy seats from their dashboard, or by invoice for larger orders.
Create your school account in a minute. Free for your school, no card needed.