private industry pilot training courses and software founded san diego california 1973 founder john king martha king headquarters san diego california u.s. area served worldwide key people john king founder martha king founder barry knuttila ceo david jackson president & coo number of employees 70 may 2010 1 website kingschools.com king schools inc. is an american computer software company headquartered in san diego california usa . the company focuses on the creation of computer based training cbt or e learning to assist individuals in obtaining all levels of pilot certification in the united states . over the years the company has expanded its training courses to cover the various pilot certificates ratings and educational requirements along with many aeronautical elective studies . more recently it has begun offering all of its courses in web based training wbt and mobile device formats . king schools was founded in 1975 by john king and martha king husband and wife . as certificated flight instructors the kings first began as a traveling ground school offering two day courses in various cities . a little more than a decade later they began producing training videos that other flight instructors could incorporate into their own curriculum . eventually demand for their videos by individuals learning to fly led to the development of courses that could be used for self paced study . 2 as of may 2010 king schools has over 70 employees and operates exclusively from an 18 000 square foot 1 700 m2 facility near montgomery field . 1 course development production customer service and shipping all occur at this location . course videos are filmed either in the in house digital studio or at nearby montgomery field . john and martha king are two of the most recognized experts in flight instruction 3 4 5 and king schools is best known for its effective use of a folksy humor rich approach in their training videos characteristic of the king s presentation style . the company claims that more than half of all pilots in the united states have studied using one of their courses . of the courses they offer the private pilot knowledge test course is likely the most used supporting faa part 61 ground schools . among the approximately 90 other courses offered topics covered include private pilot instrument pilot commercial pilot international operations and risk management . king schools also produces the cessna branded courses used by cessna pilot centers which are part 141 ground schools . 6 contents 1 history 2 flying risk awareness advocacy 3 references 4 external links history edit in 1973 king schools inc. was started by john and martha king as a touring 2 day ground school . in need date when king schools moves to its current facility in san diego california near montgomery field in 1999 king schools produces the flight training videos for microsoft flight simulator 2000 featuring john and martha king providing personal instruction for virtual pilots . 7 flying risk awareness advocacy edit in march 2001 flying magazine published an interview with john king titled john king s crusade to change aviation s culture . 8 in the article john openly charged the general aviation industry with mischaracterizing that light aircraft could be considered safe . he argued that general aviation pilots were insufficiently trained to recognize and address flight hazards . king schools later joined efforts with avemco insurance to produce a training video to do this . 9 in 2003 this led to the first in a series of training videos marketed by king schools as a practical risk management course . 10 references edit a b about king schools . 2010 05 14 . martha and john king practical risk management for pilots . may 2003 . first flight foundation 100 heroes of aviation . 2003 12 16 . aero news.net oshkosh memories ... king schools co founder martha king . 2007 07 26 . national air transportation association nata award for excellence in pilot training . 2010 05 14 . pilot in command the new cessna pilot course . flight simulator 2000 reaches new heights . 1999 11 01 . wallace lane . battling the big lie john king s crusade to change aviation s culture . retrieved 6 january 2013 . avemco and king schools risk management one year later pdf . 2004 . surviving the flight review of practical risk management for pilots . 2003 03 30 . external links edit official king schools site official cessna flight training site audio interview of john king at flight podcast retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title king schools inc. & oldid 743674850 categories companies based in san diegocompanies established in 1973flight trainingflight instructorsaviation schools in the united stateshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersvague or ambiguous time from january 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit 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