Easy listening
Great info put into a well structured system. Also a good voice made it easy to listen to. I would recommend and use gold seal again.
By dan
Friday, November 6, 2026 · Customer reviews of US businesses

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Gold Seal is the internet's #1 online ground school for pilots looking to earn their Private Pilot Certificate, Instrument and Commercial Ratings, and Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. We go beyond learning, using interactive online lessons and quizzes to make sure you're truly prepared for the FAA Knowledge Test. Pass your written exam with Gold Seal!
Gold Seal Ground Schools (groundschool.com) has 665 customer reviews on The Fair Hearing, with an average rating of 4.9 out of 5.
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Great info put into a well structured system. Also a good voice made it easy to listen to. I would recommend and use gold seal again.
By dan
Was not looking forward to taking ground school as I'm a visual l learner and don't do well reading but these courses made it super easy to see and understand everything. Overall a great course for anyone!
By John H.
Great lessons, I would have liked more interaction with lessons. Like a game. Some of the questions in the tests were never gone over. But only a couple. All in all great course.
By L G.
Good visuals Good explanations
By TM
I love Gold Seal and how in depth their private pilot ground school is. It’s not only ground school, but serves as checkride prep as well. I will be using them for the rest of my certificates and ratings from here on out.
By John
Being able to come back and work on it as I had time. Also being able to take multiple practice tests and review any part of the course if needed.
By Thomas S.
Absolutely amazing online ground school! Used the Private Pilot course for getting my Sport Pilot certificate and passed my written with a 90. The course has amazing in depth videos and study materials and never leaves you guessing! The Facebook group they have is awesome for getting help in as Russel is very active in it and his customer support team is top notch! Definitely have no regrets going with Gold Seal!
By Cabe E.
I have dreaded having to learn ALL the things required to pass the instrument written exam. I honestly equated it to taking a college level calculus class, but worse since I would be teaching myself. Thankfully I signed up for the Gold Seal course. I looked into other popular choices, and I can confidently say I made the correct choice. Others use childish cartoons, and other supposed learning aids, which only distract the learner and contribute nothing toward actual learning. This is BY FAR the best course in existence.
By Henry H.