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A clear route through the knowledge, quizzes, and oral practice for your rating. Explore a lesson before you commit.

1 rating open · 213 chapters · 3 coming soon

01 /Start here

Private Pilot

Master the FAA Private Pilot ACS one element at a time. Plain-English explanations, practice questions, and spaced repetition built around the way the checkride is actually structured.

Preflight · Airport Operations · Takeoffs & Landings · Maneuvers · Navigation · Emergencies · Night Operations

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02 /Being written

Instrument Rating

IFR currency, weather, charts, holds, and every approach you will fly on the checkride.

IFR Foundations · Clearances & Holds · Flight & Navigation · Approaches · Emergencies & Postflight

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03 /Being written

Commercial Pilot

Chandelles, lazy eights, eights on pylons, the power-off 180, high-altitude operations, and the judgment that comes with flying for hire.

Preflight · Airport Operations · Takeoffs & Landings · Maneuvers · Navigation · High Altitude · Emergencies

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04 /Being written

Flight Instructor

Fundamentals of instructing, endorsements, the demonstration stalls, and spins — every maneuver retaught from the right seat.

Fundamentals of Instructing · Technical Subjects · The Preflight Lesson · Takeoffs & Landings · Maneuvers · Stalls, Spins & Instruments · Emergencies & Postflight

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