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Enter your certificate goal, location, aircraft type, and schedule. Get a realistic cost range built from real student pilot data — not the FAA minimums no one actually hits.
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PPL · Midwest
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Cessna 172
$10,200 — $16,800
Estimated total · Part 61 · 2× per week
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Training Cost Estimator
Personalized cost range based on your certificate, region, aircraft, and schedule. Breaks down costs by category with regional data.
Go/No-Go Weather Tool
Enter current conditions — get a structured go/no-go assessment based on FAA minimums and your experience level
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Oral Exam Prep — 60 DPE Questions
60 real DPE oral exam questions with complete answers, filterable by category
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PPL Maneuvers Guide — ACS Standards
Every required maneuver with ACS tolerances, common errors, and checkride tips
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Ask a CFI — AI Aviation Q&A
Ask any student pilot question and get an instant knowledgeable answer. Powered by AI, free, no signup.
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Logbook Hour Tracker
Enter your logged hours and see exactly where you stand against FAR 61.109 PPL requirements
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Nav Log Generator
Enter your route, TAS, and winds — get a complete print-ready VFR navigation log
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Flight Time & Fuel Planner
Distance, speed, winds aloft → flight time, trip fuel, legal reserves, and a go/no-go fuel status. Shows the math step by step. Day/night VFR and IFR.
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Flying Club vs. Flight School
Enter dues, hourly rates, and annual hours. See your break-even point, 5-year savings, and effective hourly rate for each option.
Database
Scholarship Finder
Filter 42+ aviation scholarships by certificate level, eligibility, and award amount. Filterable by state, gender, and military status.
Weather & performance
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METAR Plain-English Decoder
Paste any raw METAR — get flight category (VFR/MVFR/IFR/LIFR), token-by-token explanation, and student go/no-go guidance. Includes examples.
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Density Altitude Calculator
Elevation + altimeter + OAT → density altitude with plain-English performance warnings. "Your C172 needs 40% more runway at this DA."
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Takeoff & Landing Distance
DA + weight + wind → ground roll and 50 ft obstacle distance for C172 and PA-28. Sensitivity table shows how each variable moves the numbers.
Reference
VFR Weather Minimums
Select airspace class and day/night — get the exact visibility and cloud clearance requirements with FAR 91.155 citation. No more hunting through tables.
Aircraft & navigation
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Weight & Balance Calculator
C172 and PA-28 pre-loaded. Enter passengers, fuel, and baggage — CG plotted on a live visual envelope chart that turns red when out of limits.
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Crosswind Calculator
Wind direction + speed + runway heading → crosswind and headwind components with a live compass diagram. Limit bar turns red at the C172 demo limit.
Community
GA Airport Intel
Pilot-submitted tips for general aviation airports — fuel prices, FBO notes, noise abatement, pattern procedures. Share what you know with the community.
Training & currency
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Pilot Currency Checker
Am I legal to fly? Enter your recent flights — see VFR passenger, night, IFR currency, BFR, and medical status with days remaining and FAR 61.57 references.
Practice Test
Written Test Score Predictor
20 real FAA question bank questions, timed at 30 minutes. Get your readiness score and a breakdown of which ACS knowledge areas need work before the real test.
Checklist
Checkride Prep Checklist
Every document, maneuver, and knowledge area for PPL, Instrument, and Commercial checkrides. Progress saves automatically in your browser.
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CFI Finder
Search flight instructors by state, rating, and specialty. Featured profiles include full bios, student reviews, and direct contact. Built on FAA airmen data.
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