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Back to Your Roots Online Course

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The Back to Your Roots Online course is a FREE Benefit for AOPA Members.

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AOPA developed the Back to Your Roots online course to accommodate the busy schedules of professional pilots and retired professional pilots who want to return to general aviation flying for recreation and pleasure.

The course is accessible 24/7 and free for AOPA members. It's designed to help you identify areas that may require additional review before you begin flying a small airplane with an instructor.

By completing the course, you'll earn a certificate of completion and nine FAA WINGS credits.

What will be covered:

  • Regulations including VFR minimums
  • How to get a weather briefing
  • Airspace
  • Radio communications
  • Flight Following
  • Sectional charts
  • Pilot controlled airport operations
  • And much more

If you wish to log out of the course and return later, close the course window, go to AOPA.org and log out of your AOPA account.

Tablet: Compatible
Length: 150 mins
Topic: Training and Proficiency
FAA WINGS: Eligible*

* WINGS credits are submitted to the FAA every one to two business days and will appear on your FAA transcript shortly after. Remember the email address used for your AOPA web account—the one that you will use to earn your ASI completion certificate for credit— MUST MATCH YOUR FAA WINGS ACCOUNT email address, or you will not receive WINGS credit. Thank you.