Ground training has always been a fundamental part of pilot education.
It is where understanding is built, standards are formed, and judgment develops long before students enter the cockpit. In our recent article, we shared why ground training remains essential throughout the entire training journey - from early theory to advanced phases and ongoing development.
Today, we’re taking the next step in how ground training is supported in FlightLogger.
We’re introducing Ground Training Programs in FlightLogger - designed to help training organizations structure, prepare, and manage ground training with the same clarity and consistency they already apply to flight training.
With this update, training teams can begin building structured ground training programs using subjects and lesson content, creating a clear and intentional foundation for ground training delivery.
This is about giving ground training the structure it deserves - before it’s delivered.
Ground training programs are rarely created at the moment they’re delivered. They are planned, reviewed, refined, and aligned across instructors and intakes.
This update is designed for:
Heads of Training and Chief Instructors who design and maintain training programs
Ground school leads responsible for theory structure and lesson content
Training and operations teams preparing upcoming intakes or revising existing programs
If you’re responsible for how ground training is structured - not just scheduled - this update is for you.
With Ground Training Programs in FlightLogger, you can:
Design complete ground training programs using subjects
Define lessons, tests, and exams within each subject
Add briefing content such as text, links, images, and documents
Manage revisions as programs evolve over time
Prepare programs thoroughly before they’re put into use
Predefined training content is optional. You decide how much structure to apply, from high-level program setup to fully prepared lesson content.
This flexibility allows ground training to be structured where it adds value, without forcing a single model on every organization.
If you already use FlightLogger for flight training programs, Ground Training Programs will feel immediately intuitive.
The program builder follows the same core principles:
clear structure
controlled revisions
consistent setup
This makes it easier for training teams to work across ground and flight training without switching mindset or process.
As training organizations grow, ground training becomes harder to manage informally.
Programs expand. Intakes increase. Instructor teams rotate. Expectations around consistency rise.
This update supports training teams at the point where preparation, structure, and clarity become critical - allowing ground training programs to be designed deliberately, reviewed confidently, and maintained consistently over time.
Ground training has never been secondary to pilot training - it has always been essential.
“Ground training has always been a core part of pilot education. Our focus has been on building further on that foundation - supporting how ground training is delivered through structured training and complete programs, while fitting naturally into the wider training operation.”
— Christina, Product Manager at FlightLogger
At FlightLogger, we’re building further on this foundation by expanding how ground training can be structured and supported - giving training organizations better tools to prepare programs with confidence, while preserving existing training models and curricula.
Ground Training Programs mark an important step in how ground training is managed in FlightLogger.
This release focuses on helping training teams structure and prepare their ground training programs with confidence.
Further capabilities are already in progress and will continue to build on this foundation in the next release.
For full technical details and setup instructions, read the release notes here.