SOSA Ground School

SOSA provides ground school instruction required for the Transport Canada Glider Pilot written exam. Students will receive a complete study kit, along with support material. The course can be used as credit for the glider pilot's licence. 
Course Dates:
4 Classes Thrusdays evening from 7 pm to 10 pm on April 7, 14, 21 and 28th of 2022

​The course satisfies Transport Canada's 15 hour of ground school instruction requirement.

Location: Waterloo-Wellington Flight Centre at the Region of Waterloo International Airport 
​4881 Fountain Street North, Breslau, ON N0B 1M0
​519 648 2213

Registration Fee:    $350.00 includes HST
Registration fee includes all study materials and facility rental.
​Registration closes February 1, 2022.

Course Outline

The SOSA Ground School includes the Transport Canada Course Curriculum:
  • Air Law and Procedures
  • Navigation and Radio Theory
  • Meteorology
  • Aerodynamics
  • Airframes and Systems
  • Theory of Flight
  • Flight Instruments
  • Flight Operations
  • Ground and Air Signals
  • Human Factors

Ground School Package

Registrants will receive a Ground School Study Package at the beginning of the course which includes:
  • From the Ground Up (standard text used in all Canadian flight training);
  • A USB storage device containing;
      - 450 Power Point slides comprising the entire course for home
​        study;
       - 14 Power Point learning modules focusing on specific gliding
       ​  maneuvers;
       - ASK 21 training glider Pilot’s Operating Handbook;
       - Aeronautical Information Manual
       - Sample Transport Canada exam and Sample Weather exam;
  • An Air Navigation chart; and
  • Other valuable information.
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Online Class and 5-flight package combo

C$925.00
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Ground school and materials + 5-flight package combo ($925.00, including HST).

Includes $200 membership fee discount for joining before Aug 1st

Register for SOSA Ground School

To register, complete and submit the on-line registration form below. Then choose which Ground School option you prefer and submit this on-line purchase.

    Registration Form

Online Class Registration Fee

C$350.00
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2022 ground school and materials ($350.00, including HST).

Includes $100 membership fee discount for joining before Aug 1st

Online Class and Intro flight combo

C$540.00
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Ground school and materials + Intro flight combo ($540.00, including HST).

Includes $100 membership fee discount for joining before Aug 1st

Introductory Glider Flight

C$190.00
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Introductory Glider Flight $190 (HST Included)
Always wanted to fly? Make those dreams come true! Book an intro flight with us and find out what it feels like to fly a glider and soar into the skies.
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Passengers are taken by an experienced pilot to fly over southern Ontario, with views of Cambridge, Hamilton, the African Lion Safari, and Toronto in the distance. On a clear day, you can see all the way across Lake Erie to the mountains in Pennsylvania.

 
  • The cost is per person for a flight lasting up to 30 minutes
  • Maximum weight for a passenger is 230 Lbs
  • Please allow one week for email delivery of the certificate
  • Scheduling of the flight is done via email post-purchase


We primarily fly introductory flights on Saturday's & Sunday's, after 1:00PM.

We also offer mid-week introductory flights with various time slots available depending on pilot availability.