Avinca provides solutions for flight schools wishing to provide high-quality ground instruction and for individual students unable to attend a regular classroom groundschool or needing special attention. Avinca's lessons are provided remotely using the latest remote teaching technology and are all interactive—not prerecorded.

Equipment Required

In order to participate in a one of Avinca's training sessions, you need to have access to the following:

A Broadband Internet Connectivity

Our experience is that a dial-up connexion is inadequate, but that some of the "internet-lite" services work well.

A Computer

Our technology places no restriction on the type of computer you use. Avinca students have in the past successfully used PCs running Linux, PCs running Microsoft's Windows and Apple Macs of various types. Laptops, netbooks and desk-top computers all work.

A Browser

Headset

Any browser capable of handling Adobe Flash is adequate. Students have successfully used Avinca services with Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer. It is possible that older versions of Internet Explorer may not work correctly and, if this is the case, we recommend the (free) Chrome or Firefox browsers.

Note that Apple's iPad does not support Flash and so cannot be used for this application.

Audio Technology

The audio is carried over the internet connexion and so you do not require a separate telephone. To be able to listen to the instructor, you need some form of audio output and, to be able to speak, a microphone.

Although it is possible to use a loudspeaker attached to the computer and a hand-held microphone, we have found that this can lead to significant feedback problems unless the microphone is very well sheltered from the loudspeaker. We therefore request that you use a good-quality headset with a mute button for the microphone.

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