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Since 1999, we’ve been Canada’s trusted leader in online pilot training—helping thousands of aspiring and licensed pilots achieve their aviation goals. Our flexible online ground school programs are built to make learning accessible, engaging, and effective. Whether you’re training for fun or pursuing a professional aviation career, start your journey today with expert-led lessons, interactive demos, and proven success stories from real students. Start today with our free demo course, explore student success stories, and take off toward your aviation career dreams!

Who are these courses for?

Whether you’re beginning your aviation journey or preparing for advanced certifications, our courses are designed to guide you every step of the way—from recreational flying to professional airline operations.

Commercial and Business Aviation
Tailored for Air Taxi, Commuter, and Airline operators—these courses support your pilots, AMEs, and ground staff. Track progress and certification with ease.

Professional Pilot
Take your training to the next level with courses from Private Pilot through Airline Transport Licence. Includes night, instrument, commercial, and multi-engine ratings.

Recreational Aviation
For those flying purely for enjoyment—covering Glider, Ultralight, Recreational, and Private Licences. Learn anytime, at your own pace.

RPAS/UAV/Drone courses
Whether you call it RPAS, UAV, or Drone—our courses and flight reviews help you get certified and stay compliant with Transport Canada standards.

What can you expect from our courses?

Experience flexible, interactive, and expertly crafted training—tailored to your learning pace and aviation goals. Every course is built for real results, combining convenience with professional-level instruction.

Learn Anywhere, Anytime

Access your courses on any device—desktop, tablet, or mobile. Study at home, in the office, or on the go. Offline access ensures your training never stops.

Detailed feedback to the quiz and exam questions

Get in-depth feedback with clear step-by-step explanations, calculations, and references. Understand the “why” behind each answer and strengthen your problem-solving skills.

Interactive & Engaging Learning

Stay motivated with multimedia content—videos, presentations, animations, quizzes, and flashcards designed to enhance retention and understanding.

Prepare for Exam Success

Our courses equip you with the confidence and knowledge to pass Transport Canada exams with flying colors. Includes ground school records and recommendation letters.

Training for All Skill Levels

From aviation fundamentals to advanced certification, our courses support learners at every stage—individuals and organizations alike.

T2202 Tuition and Enrolment Certificate

Receive a tax-deductible education credit form (T2202) for all eligible ground school courses.

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Transport Canada exam results our students shared with us.

INRAT · 90%

I forgot to write yesterday, but I passed the INRAT yesterday with a great score! I’ve used Harvey’s Air for PPAER (95%), CPAER (82%), and INRAT (90%) so I will definitely be coming back. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a comprehensive ground school!

A. T. December 2025 · Instrument Rating (IFR)
PPAER · 91%

Attached is page 1 and 2 of my PPAER exam results, written 04 December 2025. Overall: 91% Categorized: Air Law - 100% Navigation - 80% Meteorology - 96.7% General - 86.7% The overall PPL Ground provided was exceptional, roughly 50% of the questions on the exam were either identical, or near identical wording, specifically in the Air Law and Meteorology sections. The 8 Practice exams are incredible prep for these TC exams. Seems I could use more studying on Nav, however the presentations presented by Aaron are very in depth and well done. A Vancouver VNC was used, a 2-leg flight plan. Questions were consistent with: Obstacle clearance, types of airspace along route, performance calculations regarding time enroute and fuel required (foreseeable and unforeseeable fuel was included), the airports control zone classes. A question that caught me off guard was what type of charts are best used when approaching an airport in a Class C control zone, in this case Victoria Int'l. I may have missed this in the presentations, I assumed VNC and CFS for airport information, however I believe now I should have chosen VTA since its embedded below a TCA. Meteorology consisted almost identical with what's provided in both the practice exams, flash cards, and presentations. These include how thunderstorms are developed (high moisture, steep lapse rate, lifting action), how fog is formed, fronts (including winter warm front, question was worded along the lines of "approaching a winter warm front from the cold air mass you experience snow mixed with ice pellets, expected next would be" - Answer: Freezing rain. There were no wildcard questions that I haven't seen before. Air Law questions were straight from the presentations, uncontrolled above 1000AGL VFR minimums, right of way, Special VFR visibility minimums. All topics covered in the presentations and practice exams. Thank you all at PilotTraining.ca for the amazing ground school. Godspeed and see you at CPL, Chris

Chris December 2025 · Private Pilot Ground School (PPL)
CPAER

Date of CPAER - 06-13, 2025 I had my first written exam expired which led me to start preparing for another round of CPAER in hurry. After not having to touch the ground school material for nearly 2 years and having only 2 weeks of time to prep felt quite daunting. Nevertheless, the course prepped me perfectly, filling the crevasse of missing knowledges. I went and reviewed materials that I had a slightest doubts in and ended up re-covering 60% of the materials. With many reviews and recollection of memories, I was able to pass the written exam. This was particularly important as I had to fly 500km away from my home to attempt the test, and of course, the questions had to be tougher than the first one. Along the many hurdles, I had to request the recommendation and completion letters only 2 days before the examination date. Of course, Mr. Penner was very generous in instruction on how I could acquire one and the rest became a history. And today, I came back to start my instructor rating ground school! Thanks Harv's Air

E.L. September 2025 · Commercial Pilot Licence - Aeroplane (CPL)

Instructor Lead Courses

Remote Ground School is conducted via google meeting that is instructor lead in real time. For those students who are are looking for direct instructor involvement.

FAQ

Find quick answers to your most common questions about our free pilot training courses, account setup, and platform navigation. Please note: This site provides access to introductory aviation courses. For advanced certifications, visit PilotTraining.ca Need help? Our support team is just a message away.

What if I need more time or don’t pass the Transport Canada exam?

If your course access expires, visit the course renewal page — your progress is saved for one year. If you don’t pass the exam, we’ll help you come up with a study plan and offer tutoring. After two weeks, you can retake the exam.

When can I start?

Using the self lead courses you can start any time. If it's instructor lead, then it's at the specific time the next instructor lead course starts. 

What is a online ground school all about?

There are two parts to learning to fly, the flying and ground school. Pilots and student pilots will cross oceans for flying. Ground School is always a pain. It’s never at the right time, right place, or with the right instructor. The online ground school is designed to change that.

We created the online ground school to serve a need. Flight schools always have a hard time filling a ground school due to different schedules of students. The online ground school allows flexibility. The online ground school is also designed for students who are planning an intensive training course, allowing students to prepare before they commence flight training.

What is an “Online Ground School”

The online ground school is a guided self study program with the added benefit of communicating with your fellow students via forums online. Study when you want, where you want (any internet connection), and how you want. The ground school prepares you for the written exam and background knowledge all pilots need to have. Student have electronic access to a instructor via email and discussion forums. A true online ground school is not simply practice questions online. Our system uses presentations (many with sound and video), videos of actual ground school and in flight sessions, quizzes, text books, assignments, and discussions in the forum.

Why should I use your online ground school?

Nobody else comes close to having a complete system for online ground school. A system that gives you the letters you need for Transport Canada (recommendation and record), comprehensive videos, presentations, practice questions, and help in the forums. Our material is well proven, having thousands of students complete our courses providing us with feedback on our material and the real Transport Canada exams. All for a cost that is unbeatable. 

How long has the online ground school been going?

We've been conducting online ground school since 1999. Tens of thousands of students have graduated and proven our material.

Is this course approved with my flight school?

Whether it is or not is actually irrelevant. Transport Canada approves what flight schools can and can not do. When you have completed this course you go to approved exam center and write the exam. I supply you with all the paperwork and recommendations. Then a flight school would have to be nuts not take you in, as all you need at that point is the flying courses (which is where they make their money). Since 1999 we’ve never had a issue with a flying school not taking the students course and examinations. Flying schools have been very supportive of our online ground school system as the schools would much rather put you into an airplane then teach you ground school (there’s very little money in ground schools as only the larger schools will have enough students to conduct a proper classroom ground school). One exception might be a college program where the courses have to be completed for college credit and Transport Canada credit. Even in these cases we’ve had many students who are using our course material for extra preparation.

How are the courses structured and what is included?

When designing our courses we use the following rationale.

Flexibility:
The courses are designed to help you learn in the style that works best for you. All courses include preparation for both the written examination, and the flight test. We give more content in different formats, giving you more options to learn the material. For example:

Presentations:
"To the point" presentations on what you must know for the exam as required by Transport Canada's written test guides. We also discuss the what, why, where, and how of the topic. We want you to not just know the material, but help develop the wisdom to keep you safe in real world flight operations.

Ground School Videos:
Provides a detailed explanation, often including several different perspectives. Watching all of the videos is not mandatory but suggested, especially if you are having difficulty with a topic. Aaron is our main ground school instructor and he is a fantastic teacher...with an interesting sense of humor!

In flight video:
We have video lessons from the very first discovery flight, all the way up to the multi engine instrument rating lessons. We believe that showing you what the exercise looks like will make you much better prepared. This will save you money and time. Instead of briefings taking 45 mins, you'll be ready in minutes, and you'll feel better because you know what to expect. Your instructor will like flying with you, because you are more prepared.

MP3 Audio:
Listen to ground school when you are driving/walking/running/whatever. Take ground school with you, not you to ground school. Make good use of your time.

Practice quizzes:
Hundreds of quizzes to practice with each course. All have detailed feedback and explanations to help you really understand the topic.

Flash cards:
Practice the material in a rapid fire technique.

IOS and Android App:
Take our multimedia material "on the road" Watch and listen to our content offline by downloading the material ahead of time.

Practice exams:
Realistic practice examinations based on feedback from previous students who have completed the exams.

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