Welcome to the new Jeppesen Employees Flying Association web site. This is definitely a work in progress and there are a lot of changes so keep coming back. And if you have any suggestions, please feel free to drop me a note.
Contact Mark Smith to put your name on the list for a course.
Current JEFA Course Offerings
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Description
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Private Pilot Ground School
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None announced at this time
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Cost is $200 (+ required materials). The Private Pilot ground school is a forty five hour course designed for the beginning learner. The student will learn about the fundamentals of flight, flight operations, aviation weather, performance and navigation. We will be using the Jeppesen developed Guided Flight Discovery for Private Pilots syllabus. This training is available to ALL Jeppesen employees, Jeppesen Retirees and their families. Prerequisites: None
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Instrument Ground School
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None announced at this time
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Cost is $225 (+ required materials). This ground school is designed to take the learner to the next level in aeronautical competence. This course offers in-depth learning on topics such as the principles of instrument flight, instrument charts and procedures and ends with advanced instrument flight operations. We will be using the Jeppesen developed Guided Flight Discovery for Instrument/Commercial Pilots syllabus. This training is available to ALL Jeppesen employees, Jeppesen Retirees and their families. Prerequisites: None.
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Diamond DA40 / G1000 Class
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None announced at this time
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Cost is $90 (materials provided). Introduction to the modern glass cockpit found in our Diamond DA40. This training is available to ALL Jeppesen employees, Jeppesen Retirees and their families. You don't need to be a pilot to take advantage of this incredible training no prerequisites required.
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Using the radios is a tough part of training for a lot of students. Just listening to the tower radio with a handheld radio or on the net can help a lot. If you don't have a hand-held radio, you can find the Centennial Airport (KAPA) tower being streamed online at the following address:
http://www.liveatc.net/feedindex.php?type=class-d-center
If you have trouble listening because of firewalls or other blocks, paste this link in your audio player:
http://alt.liveatc.net/kapa
Book an instructor and a plane!
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When you get ready for your written tests, there are 2 sources for computerized testing at Centennial Airport.
CATS - (800) 947-4228
LaserGrade - (800) 211-2754
Our training prices are pretty good. Check out these pages that compare JEFA rates and the rates at different local club:
New Student Private Pilot Costs
New Member Private Pilot Checkout
Member Training and Transition to Glass Cockpit
Classes are at night and weekends. Please check the month pages below for class schedules.
All classes will be held at the JEFA Centennial offices unless otherwise noted.Welcome to the JEFA Training site. Thru the links from this page, you can get to lists of insructors, class descriptions, a class calendar, and a page for student-specific info. You can even read training logs/journals/diaries of JEFA students or write to me to submit your own!