Complete Helicopter Ground School
Every rating. Now 100% free. Lifetime access. Just enter your email and North Country Heli Flight's entire ACS-aligned helicopter ground school unlocks instantly — normally $199, now free — with every course we add included automatically.
Every rating. Now free. Lifetime access.
Just enter your email and NCHF's entire ACS-aligned helicopter ground school unlocks instantly — normally $199, now free — and every course we add is yours automatically, at no extra cost. Available now: the full Private Pilot–Helicopter (PPL-H) course and the Instrument Rating–Helicopter (IRA-H) course — 21 lessons across all 8 ACS Areas of Operation. Commercial, CFI, and CFII are rolling out now and included free the moment they go live.
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- ✓ Private Pilot (PPL-H) — the full ground school, start to checkride
- ✓ Instrument (IRA-H) — 21 lessons across all 8 ACS Areas
- ✓ Commercial, CFI & CFII — all built and live now, included free
- ✓ Unlimited Ask-a-CFII & DPE Mock Oral · lifetime access, any device
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Every lesson is built the same way
ACS-aligned objectives
The standard, Area of Operation, and Task stated up front on every lesson.
Verified video
A curated, checked instructional video in every lesson — selected, not guessed.
Authoritative references
The right FAA handbook chapter and your R-44 POH section for every topic.
Aircraft fill-in boxes
Record your aircraft's specifics from the POH and confirm them with your CFI.
Printable study aids
Flashcards, one-pagers, and ACS oral-exam prep sheets you can print.
Risk + knowledge checks
A risk-management callout and an instant-feedback knowledge check on every lesson.
Unlimited AI CFII
Ask a flight-instructor AI anything; answers cite FAR/AIM and the handbooks.
DPE Mock Oral
Scored, simulated oral exams by Area of Operation, with a readiness verdict.
What's included
Private Pilot · PPL-H — Ready
The complete PPL-H ground school: 36 lessons across all 11 ACS Areas of Operation, Preflight through Postflight.
Instrument · IRA-H — Ready
21 lessons across all 8 ACS Areas — IFR weather and holding through approaches, missed approaches, and emergency operations.
Commercial · CPL-H — Ready
The full commercial helicopter ground school across all ACS Areas of Operation — included free.
CFI & CFII–Helicopter — Ready
Flight-instructor ground school, fundamentals of instruction through instrument teaching — included free.
R‑44 systems, up close
Systems knowledge sticks when you can see the hardware. We point students to Jerry's outstanding short-form teardowns of the Robinson R‑44 — rotor system, drivetrain, governor, hydraulics and more — broken down component by component. A perfect companion to the Aircraft Systems lessons.
Watch the R‑44 teardown reels →Teardown reels courtesy of Jerry (external channel, on Facebook). Independent educational content — always confirm specifics against your R‑44 POH and CFI.
Who it's for
Student pilots, rated pilots adding a certificate, and CFIs who want a clean, modern, self-paced study resource that actually follows the ACS.
Why is it free?
Because more well-prepared helicopter pilots is good for all of us. Study at your own pace, keep it forever, and get every future course free — all we ask is your email so we can send you the occasional North Country Heli Flight update.
How it works
Enter your email — every rating included
No payment — just enter your email at groundschool.flyheliadk.com and everything unlocks instantly, lifetime access, including the courses we add later.
You're in — start studying
That's it — no password to set up. You stay signed in on your device, and you can re-enter your email anytime to open it on a new one.
Study anywhere, on any device
Access unlocks at groundschool.flyheliadk.com — lessons, study aids, the AI CFII, and the DPE Mock Oral, on phone, tablet, or laptop.
Ready to start?
Free forever, lifetime access — every rating included, every future course free. Built to the ACS and pointed at the authoritative FAA and Robinson sources for every number.
Start free — enter your email →Built by a working CFII. The Helicopter Ground School is an independent study aid — not a substitute for instruction with your certificated flight instructor or the official FAA references. Aircraft-specific numbers must be confirmed in your aircraft's POH and with your CFI. The course is delivered at groundschool.flyheliadk.com — just enter your email to begin.