How does the free trial work?+
Your first subscription to a course gets 7 days free, with everything included. If you’ve subscribed to that course before, billing starts at checkout.
When am I charged?+
You add a card at checkout. Nothing is charged during the trial. When it ends, Stripe charges $25, then $25 every month until you cancel.
What is the launch price?+
Until December 31, 2026, each course is $25 a month, half the regular $50. Subscribe by then and you keep $25 for as long as your subscription stays active. After that date, new subscriptions are $50 a month. If you cancel and come back later, you pay the price at that time.
Is each course a separate subscription?+
Yes. Each course is its own monthly subscription, $25 a month each at the launch price, so all four courses would be $100 a month once they’re open. Only Private Pilot is open now. Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor open when they’re finished.
Can I cancel anytime?+
Yes, from the billing portal in your account, in a couple of clicks. Cancel during the trial and you’re never charged. Cancel later and you keep access to the end of the month you paid for.
Do you give refunds?+
No. There are no refunds or partial refunds for unused time, except where the law requires them. That’s why there’s a free trial.
What do I get?+
The whole course for the rating you subscribe to. Private Pilot: 213 lessons, 1,192 quiz questions and a practice oral of 303 questions. Every course has every lesson in ACS order, every quiz answer explained, a test for each knowledge task, the practice oral with automated grading, and ten review questions a day. Private Pilot doesn’t cover the seaplane and multiengine tasks.
I fly a six-pack 172, not a G1000. Does it still work?+
Yes. The example airplane is the Cessna 172S, and where the G1000 and six-pack panels differ (the instruments, their failures, the vacuum system), both are covered. Use the POH/AFM for the airplane you fly.
What if I train in a Piper, Diamond or Cirrus?+
Tell your account what you fly (a Cessna 172 or 152, a Piper PA-28, a Diamond DA40, a Cirrus SR20, or something else) and the lessons show what’s different in your airplane, and the practice oral asks and grades for it. Where a lesson needs a number, it uses the Cessna 172S as a labeled example, and your own POH/AFM governs.
Does it replace my flight instructor?+
No. Tailwind is study material, not flight instruction. It can’t teach you to fly, give you an endorsement, or sign you off for the practical test. It covers the ground knowledge, so the time you pay your CFI for goes further.