Events
Collective Announcements
IMPORTANT CHANGE TO PRIVATE PILOT GROUND SCHOOL SCHEDULE. PLEASE READ. Mondays start newly at 7pm EDT, not 7:30pm EDT. They will NOT be repeat sessions of Sundays any longer, but instead a continuation (with a brief recap of Sunday). Recordings will typically be provided for those who missed a Sunday or Monday session. Since the sessions do not necessarily build on each other, missing a session is not a big problem.
Next upcoming online events of each type:
- Online Private Pilot Ground School (PPGS):
Sunday, May 5, 9pm EDT & Monday, May 6, 7:00pm EDT (newly NOT identical sessions, but rather a continuation; attend both if you can). PPGS resumes! We will do specific FAA Knowledge Test prep in May and June for the upcoming Cadet Wings applications due on July 1. Live Class Connection Info: Standard MS Teams link (if you do not have it, register here). - Aerospace and STEM Education Course Series:
Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 7:30pm EDT. Second lecture of this new course series, explaining to you how to work through CAP’s 30 Days Lost in Space Kit, . We will cover Days (Lessons) 1, 2, and 3. You are expected to work through these on your own before class with the kit’s instructional videos. Study assistance is provided on this page. Live Class Connection Info: Same standard MS Teams link (if you do not have it, register here). - Special Lectures: Q&A Sessions with Professionals
Wednesdays 7:00pm EDT (but sometimes also other weekdays and times). Several special Q&A Sessions with Professionals are scheduled for the month of May, organized by Melanie Maestre. Please see registration form at the bottom of this page for dates and times. See also the Opa-Locka Cadet Squadron Unit Calendar of the Civil Air Patrol. The Q&A sessions are for CAP Members and the general public.
More detailed announcements may be found on the pages linked below, describing the three individual types of events.
Regularly Scheduled Events
We currently offer the following three types of regular online events:
Online Private Pilot Ground School (PPGS)
Live online lectures take place (almost) weekly. Two sessions with same content are offered for participants with different schedules:
- Sundays, 9:00 p.m. EDT / 6:00 p.m. PDT / 3:00 p.m. HST
- Mondays, 7:30 p.m. EDT / 4:30 p.m. PDT / 9:30 a.m. ChST / 8:30 a.m. JST
For more information about the course, including a weekly schedule and lecture topics, study materials, and registration information, please go to our Online Private Pilot Ground School course page by clicking on the button below. Connection info: Standard MS Teams link / Meeting ID (if you do not have it, please register.)
Online Aerospace and STEM Education Course Series
Live online lectures and discussion sessions take place (almost) weekly. They cover topics in aerospace and flight test engineering, as well as related computer programming and data science applications.
- Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. EDT / 4:30 p.m. PDT / 1:30 p.m. HST / 9:30 a.m. ChST / 8:30 a.m. JST
For more information about the course series, currently covered topics, and for course registration, please go to our Aerospace and STEM Education Course Series page by clicking on the button below. Connection info: Same standard MS teams link / Meeting ID as above (if you do not have it, please register).
Related (but different) is our semi-free online course intended to be completed in self-study at your own pace:
“Data Analysis and Computing with Python for Pilots and Flight Test Engineers”
We highly recommend it for general education and universal competence building. It also serves as a prerequisite for some of our more advanced courses.
Special Online Lectures by Guest Speakers
These lectures are either organized directly by us, or by others and we can arrange access for you. Upcoming lectures:
- Saturday, May 4, 2024, 10:30 a.m. EDT: Q&A Session with Aircrew from the United States Coast Guard
USCG aircrew answer questions from participants, tell about their experiences, and provide career advice in USCG. (For an informal comparison to the German Coast Guard, see this brief video.) - Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 7:00 p.m. EDT: Software Engineer, Army Veteran
- Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 8:00 p.m. EDT: Software Developer, Ethical Hacker
- Thursday, May 9, 2024, 7:00 p.m. EDT: Air Force C-130 Mechanic/Supervisor
- Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 7:00 p.m. EDT: USAF 2nd Lieutenant, ROTC Graduate and recent Wing Commander
- Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 7:00 p.m. EDT: USAF Musician and Social Worker in training
- TBA: Meeting with recent graduates of Mississippi pilot training USAF, and civilian cyber security experts.
All current above special lectures are organized by Melanie Maestre, Public Affairs Officer of the Opa-Locka Cadet Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP).
Please register with the Special Lecture Registration Form below for particular special lectures of interest to you. After you register, you will receive an email from us with the online meeting information and a link for the specific lecture(s) you registered for. This link is individual for every special lecture and different from the standard MS Teams link / Meeting ID used for our two regular events above.