Aerospace Electives:
The Marine Military Academy Air Wing offers currently enrolled students two advanced courses. The Aerospace Electives, which follow the Jeppesen-Sanderson pilot training syllabus, provides the student with the knowledge necessary to pass their Private Pilot written exam. Additional courses are available to take the cadet all the way through to Instrument, Commercial, Certified Flight Instructor and beyond!
Aerospace I:
A two-semester ground school course providing the foundation for the FAA Private Pilot Knowledge Exam. Students are encouraged to sign up for flight training from the Air Wing to begin their journey of becoming a Private Pilot.
Aerospace II:
A hands-on flying course designated to prepare the student to pass the FAA check ride and verbal exam for the Private Pilot License. Forty flight hours are required, half of which must be dual instruction. Class registration fees do not include flight time and flight instruction which are billed separately and are available as a package through the Aviation Wing.
Marine Military Academy is an all boys boarding school offering college preparatory and Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps programs to boys in grades 8 through 12 and a postgraduate year.
The Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It holds membership in the Southern Association of Independent Schools, the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, and the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States.
