PilotPrep — PPL · IFR · CPL
The checkride oral is a conversation.
Practice the conversation.
A question bank tests recall. An examiner hears your answer and pushes on the soft part. PilotPrep does that out loud — by voice or text — so checkride day isn't the first time you've had to think under questioning. Every session ends with an ACS-scored report.
Built for Part 61 students — PPL, then IFR, then CPL — and the independent CFIs and small schools who train them.
3 free sessions · no credit card
It asks follow-ups, like a real DPE
Incomplete answer? It probes deeper — the exact pressure you feel on checkride day. No fixed script.
Voice or text
Speak your answers and hear the examiner back, or type. Voice mode is the closest thing to the real room.
Scored against the ACS
Every session ends with a report — area-by-area scores, strengths, weak spots, and what to study next. Save it and share it with your CFI.
What you get
Every session ends with a report like this
Scored against the current ACS, area by area — where you're solid, where you'd bust, and the one thing to open tonight.
Instrument Rating · oral readiness
Illustrative — from a 22-question session
Weakest area
Regulations & currency — 71%
“You had currency and the §61.57 look-back cold, but hesitated on filed-alternate minimums and when §91.169 actually requires an alternate. Re-read §§91.167–91.171 and be ready to reason through a ‘1-2-3’ scenario out loud.”
— examiner-style observation, generated from the session
Drill Regulations & currency →Every certificate level
Buy the one you’re prepping for, or the Complete bundle for all three.
Airspace · Weather · Regs · Aerodynamics · Systems
Approaches · Holds · Departures · En route · Wx theory
Advanced aero · Performance · Regs · Systems · ADM
For instructors
Stop paying for oral quizzing you can assign
Send a student to PilotPrep between lessons with one invite link. They run the oral on their own time; your roster shows each student's readiness %, last session, and weak ACS areas — so you know they're oral-ready before you sign the endorsement. Free.
Questions
+ − How is this different from flashcards?
Flashcards test recall of one fact at a time. A DPE builds on your answer — asks why, asks what if, connects a reg to a scenario. The AI examiner does the same, so you practice defending an answer under questioning, not just memorizing.
+ − Is the AI examiner accurate?
Questions are drawn from the current ACS for each certificate, and the AI scores your answers against ACS standards and cites the area. It is a study aid — not the FAA, and no substitute for your CFI or an endorsement. Passing here does not guarantee passing the practical.
+ − I'm a CFI — can I use this with students?
Yes. Open the instructor view, share one invite link, and every student who signs up through it lands on your roster — readiness %, last session, weak ACS areas. Assign a certificate, review the same report the student sees before a stage check. Free, built for Part 61 instructors and small schools.
+ − What do I get for free?
Three full practice sessions, any certificate, no card required. After that, buy the checkride you are prepping for, or the Complete bundle for all three. One-time, no subscription.
+ − Does my CFI see my results?
Only if you share them. Create a free account to save your session history, then hand your instructor a link to the report.
Sit down with the examiner
Pick a certificate, answer out loud, and get a report. First three are free.