The required and recommended supplies for AVIA courses.
Supply list by course
| Item | Source | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jeppesen Private Pilot Guided Flight Discovery | RCTC Bookstore, or online retailer | $90.00 |
| ForeFlight subscription, basic yearly | ForeFlight website or in-app purchase | $120.00 |
| Flight Bag (Great Planes Aviation embroidered) | Great Planes Aviation or online retailer | $25.00 |
| E6-B | Great Planes Aviation or online retailer | $14.95 |
| Plotter | Great Planes Aviation or online retailer | $9.95 |
| FAR/AIM (updated annually) | Great Planes Aviation or online retailer | $14.95 |
| Foggles (view limiting device) | Great Planes Aviation or online retailer | $25.95 |
| Gleim Private Pilot Test Prep | Great Planes Aviation or online retailer | $25.95 |
| Written test | FAA testing provider, Great Planes Aviation or online retailer | $175.00 |
| Aviation headset | Online retailer | $200.00 |
| Total PPL | $701.75 |
| Item | Source | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jeppesen Instrument/Commercial Guided Flight Discovery | RCTC Bookstore, or online retailer | $81.45 |
| Gleim Instrument Test Prep | Great Planes Aviation or online retailer | $29.95 |
| Written test | FAA testing provider | $175.00 |
| Total Instrument | $286.40 |
| Item | Source | Price |
|---|---|---|
| ForeFlight subscription, basic yearly | ForeFlight website or in-app purchase | $120.00 |
| Gleim Commercial Test Prep | Great Planes Aviation or online retailer | $34.50 |
| Written test | FAA testing provider | $175.00 |
| Total Commercial | $329.50 |
| Item | Source | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Gleim CFI Knowledge Test Prep | Great Planes Aviation or online retailer | $21.95 |
| Gleim CFI Fundamentals of Instruction Test Prep | Great Planes Aviation or online retailer | $17.50 |
| CFI PTS (Practical Test Standards) | Great Planes Aviation or online retailer | $5.95 |
| Written test, two tests total: knowledge and fundamentals of instruction | FAA testing provider, Great Planes Aviation or online retailer | $350.00 |
| Total CFI | $395.40 |
Purchase notes
The Jeppesen textbooks may be purchased at the RCTC Bookstore or through various online retailers. The other aviation materials can be purchased at the Great Planes Aviation Pilot Shop or through various online retailers.
The ForeFlight basic yearly subscription must be purchased through the ForeFlight website or in-app purchase, and the aviation headset can be purchased through an online retailer.
An optional resource to assist with the FAA knowledge test is Sheppard Air’s online test preparation. Each test prep course is $45. There is no Sheppard Air test prep course for private pilot.