Getting Started: Private Pilot Training

Step 1:

• Apply to OCC at www.orangecoastcollege.edu
• Review flight training costs located on the page "Flight Training Labs"
• Read and understand expectations for being a Flight Lab student in the Aviation Science program

Step 2:

• Register for APT A130 Private Pilot Ground School
• If you would like to proceed with flight training, email Dr. Stanley Harriman for permission to register for APT A120 Private Pilot Flight Lab
  • You must include the following information in your initial email: 
    • Acknowledgement that you have reviewed flight lab costs
    • Acknowledgement that you agree to the expectations outlined under "Flight Training Labs" at OCC
    • Your OCC Student ID number
    • When you are planning (or have taken) APT A130 Private Pilot Ground School (co-requisite)
    • Which semester you would like to join Private Pilot Flight Lab (APT A120)

Step 3:

• Complete APT A130 Private Pilot Ground School
• Complete flight training requirements for Private Pilot Flight Lab (APT A120/APT A123)

Step 4:

• Pass FAA Written Exam for Private Pilot (receive completion endorsement from APT A130)

Step 5:

• Pass flight examination (checkride) with FAA examiner