Gleim Aviation

Gleim Aviation sells pilot training materials and online courses from Gainesville, Florida. It is the aviation training division of Gleim Publications. The company has served pilots since 1980 and says it has made study materials for more than 45 years.

The core of the business is FAA knowledge test preparation and online ground school. Courses cover sport pilot, private pilot, instrument rating, commercial pilot, airline transport pilot and remote pilot tests. Gleim also serves flight instructors, with a flight instructor refresher course and instructor resources. Multi-engine and seaplane add-on rating courses are available too. Most courses have a free demo.

Gleim also trains maintenance people. Its aviation maintenance technician courses cover general, airframe and powerplant subjects. It offers inspection authorization training and renewal, and it keeps a directory of Part 147 AMT schools.

The company sells flight simulation training as well. Products include the Flight Experience Basic Aviation Training Device, the Flight Experience Trainer and the X-Plane Flight Training Course. They help pilots build skill, confidence and decision making in a safe and low-cost setting.

Gleim supports flight schools and universities. AvLearn is a testing management tool. Instructors use it to build quizzes and exams from the Gleim test prep question banks, from sport pilot up to airline transport pilot, remote pilot and maintenance. Exams can be given online or printed. For Part 141 schools, Gleim offers an approved online ground school, syllabi and training records. It also offers a free tool that helps schools prepare Part 141 paperwork. Professor relations coordinators help university staff, and a reseller program lets shops stock Gleim books.

Other products include a digital pilot examiner, a career pilot training logbook and a Learn to Fly booklet. The company also hosts a finder for flight instructors, schools, retailers and testing centers, and it shows how to use an E6B flight computer.

Gleim says its pass rate is 98 percent and that it has trained more than 1.5 million pilots. It lists integrity, generosity, honesty, inclusivity, access and progress as its values. A solar panel system covers nearly all of its electricity use, and a recycling program cuts its waste.

Services

• FAA test prep
• Online ground school
• Flight instructor courses
• Multi-engine and seaplane add-on courses
• Aviation maintenance technician courses
• Inspection authorization training
• Flight simulation training
• AvLearn testing management
• Part 141 school products
• Career pilot training logbook