PilotPrep — PPL · IFR · CPL
The DPE won't just ask the question.
They'll ask the follow-up.
“VFR minimums in Class E?” Easy. “Now climb to 10,500?” “Make it night in Class G?” That's where orals get longer — and where applicants bust.
PilotPrep drills the follow-ups, out loud, until defending your answers feels normal. Voice or text. Every session ends with an ACS-scored report.
Built for students working PPL, then IFR, then CPL — and the independent CFIs and small schools who train them.
You know the material. But you've never had to defend it.
There's a moment in every oral when the DPE tilts their head, changes one variable, and waits. Students who've only done flashcards freeze there. Students who've practiced the conversation don't.
Which one do you want to be?
3 free sessions · no credit card · then $49–59 once per checkride, until you pass
Examiner
You're planning a cross-country to a non-towered airport. Walk me through how you pick your cruising altitude.
You — answer below
This is the real AI examiner. Answer above — it pushes back like a DPE.
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 →Pricing
One price. Unlimited orals until you pass.
No subscription, no per-session credits, no meter running while you practice. Buy the checkride you're prepping for — it's yours until you pass.
PPL
Private Pilot
$59one-time
- Unlimited mock orals until you pass
- Study Sessions tutor included
- ACS-scored report every session
- Voice or text examiner
Airspace · Weather · Regs · Aerodynamics · Systems
IFR
Instrument Rating
$49one-time
- Unlimited mock orals until you pass
- Study Sessions tutor included
- ACS-scored report every session
- Voice or text examiner
Approaches · Holds · Departures · En route · Wx theory
CPL
Commercial Pilot
$59one-time
- Unlimited mock orals until you pass
- Study Sessions tutor included
- ACS-scored report every session
- Voice or text examiner
Advanced aero · Performance · Regs · Systems · ADM
All checkrides — $129 one-time
PPL + IFR + CPL. Buy once, train through every rating.
3 free sessions to start · no credit card · every plan unlimited until you pass
Student pass stories
Pilots who walked in ready
We're collecting pass stories from early pilots now — real quotes, real checkrides, first names only.
New
Study SessionsNot ready for the oral yet? Start with the tutor.
A patient, one-on-one CFI-style session, not a checkride — it starts on your weakest ACS area, explains what you’re missing, and checks your understanding before moving on. As you improve, it moves with you through the rest of the certificate, then points you at a mock oral when you’re ready to prove it under real pressure.
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.
For schools & programs
One license. Readiness across your whole cohort.
An annual license covers every student you enroll — unlimited checkride-oral practice for PPL/IFR/CPL, plus a readiness rollup across the entire school so instruction time goes where it's actually needed. Built for Part 141 schools, university programs, and multi-CFI academies, not just a single instructor's roster.
From the blog
See all →The Airspace Questions DPEs Love to Ask (and the Follow-Ups That Bust Applicants)
How to Know You're Actually Ready for Your Checkride Oral
FAA Opens a Channel for Reporting Bad AWOS Data: What It Means in Practice
A new public webform lets pilots flag outages and erroneous readings from automated weather systems, and that changes the preflight weather conversation.
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 for instructors and small schools.
+ − What do I get for free?
Three free practice sessions of about 6 questions each, any certificate, no card required. After that, buy the checkride you are prepping for (mock orals plus Study Sessions, until you pass), or every checkride at once. 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.