This is the best app
Passed all my exams +85%
Sheppard air is DECENT, this app is HORRIBLY programmed and needs to be gutted and replaced
Gonna preface this by saying that I’m laughing while writing this because using this app has the same feeling as watching a bad movie to make fun of it.
The app opens by ASKING you IF it can check for updates, then proceeds to SHOW YOU it updating EVERY category individually. If there are updates it ASKS you if it’s okay for you to update. There are CONSTANT unnecessary popups containing information that is not helpful or useful. This is a crazy nitpick but it seems like whoever’s been doing the recent questions is one of those people who doesn’t understand how to correctly use “…” so expect to see a lot of “…” just randomly in paragraphs where it shouldn’t be… (like that)
The Home Screen of the app is the single ugliest UI I’ve seen in years. It’s AWFUL to use, looks like a child made it in 5 seconds on a google doc with text boxes and RIDICULOUS text color choices, and has no redeeming qualities. You can’t access the memory aid from the questions screen because the creator thinks it’s the 1960s and people are just carrying pieces of paper with them wherever they go to study, which gets kind of annoying when you have to switch between apps or exit the screen to access it.
I really hope they eventually decide to hire an app designer to fix it. Or maybe I don’t. Maybe this is an art piece, a beautiful mistake. I cannot imagine it has ever been updated or revamped. Nobody could ever think this looks good and every time I open the app I find something new to be appalled at.
The app opens by ASKING you IF it can check for updates, then proceeds to SHOW YOU it updating EVERY category individually. If there are updates it ASKS you if it’s okay for you to update. There are CONSTANT unnecessary popups containing information that is not helpful or useful. This is a crazy nitpick but it seems like whoever’s been doing the recent questions is one of those people who doesn’t understand how to correctly use “…” so expect to see a lot of “…” just randomly in paragraphs where it shouldn’t be… (like that)
The Home Screen of the app is the single ugliest UI I’ve seen in years. It’s AWFUL to use, looks like a child made it in 5 seconds on a google doc with text boxes and RIDICULOUS text color choices, and has no redeeming qualities. You can’t access the memory aid from the questions screen because the creator thinks it’s the 1960s and people are just carrying pieces of paper with them wherever they go to study, which gets kind of annoying when you have to switch between apps or exit the screen to access it.
I really hope they eventually decide to hire an app designer to fix it. Or maybe I don’t. Maybe this is an art piece, a beautiful mistake. I cannot imagine it has ever been updated or revamped. Nobody could ever think this looks good and every time I open the app I find something new to be appalled at.
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Excellent and well worth the money
While the Flight Test program may appear basic, it works extremely well, and the content Sheppard has is well worth the meager amount they charge for it. This is truly the best way to study for an FAA exam.
Suggested Improvement
I would like to propose that when a question has an associated figure relevant to the answer, that the program would automatically show the figure instead of having to toggle to it and then also toggle the question page back to the main view. This would improve the flow of going through questions and reduce inefficient and frustrating toggle procedures.
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Excellent study tool!
The study strategy really works. Had high scores for both my IFR and commercial written exams.
1 iPad 1 year 5 logins
I know they don’t want people to copy it but it’s frustrating that you can’t get a few devices to study with. It also constantly logs you out and you have to call and get a new password, if your iPad breaks good luck getting a new login, the lady’s at the call center are at least always nice
Landscape Mode is Great
It’s hard to complain when this got me a 99% on the ATP Multiengine exam. Plan for about 30-35 hours of dedicated study, though, because 1200 questions with graphs and spaghetti charts is a lot…
Content very effective, app needs work
As others have noted, Sheppard is a great test prep service, but the app would benefit from some updates. The content is superb. The bug with the app logging out every time it goes into the background has been fixed. However, it still can’t show figures and questions at the same time. That makes for a very frustrating experience, it isn’t how competing systems work, and it isn’t how the real FAA tests work. Five stars when that gets fixed.
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Wish there was more than 5 stars.
It doesn’t get simpler than this. You follow the instructions. You pass the test. Just buy it you wont regret it. I just passed my FOI today with 96% using shepherd.
Content very effective, app needs work
As others have noted, Sheppard is a good test prep service, but the app would benefit from some updates. If you switch to another app, even for a second, it closes and has to reload. It is good about saving progress so it’s merely annoying, but it is pretty annoying. And accessing figures and explanations requires chasing content back and forth across the two halves of the screen.
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Great material, lousy app
Utterly inexplicable that someone could put this app out there. Terrible app. Shuts down if you dare open another app, such as the PHAK. If you are in a practice test and open a different app, it will close you out, update for the 15th time in your study session, and you miss out on checking your answers.
The questions are the identical to the ones on the writtens.
Please please PLEASE update this app before I don’t need it anymore.
The questions are the identical to the ones on the writtens.
Please please PLEASE update this app before I don’t need it anymore.
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The app is terrible - not Sheppard Air
I used the old app for Commercial and didn’t have many problems with it. However, since starting FOI and FIA, I’m having a ton of problems with the app reloading itself whenever I switch pages. I was almost through a practice test when I received a text. I replied to the text and came back to the app. The app reloaded itself and I lost my test. I even lost all the questions I had marked to review along the way. This happens a lot when going through the study materials but isn’t that annoying because it saves your progress. The tests don’t save your progress and are completely deleted once you are done. This is a major design flaw.
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Great Service, Horrible App
Shepherd air is great and their study method really works, but the app is clunky and outdated. Every time you go home or switch to another app is has to redownload the data and takes you to the main menu. It crashes every few questions, requiring you to do the same thing. The computer version works much better.
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Review of App, Not Sheppard Air
Sheppard Air is an excellent resource for studying for your written exams, however, the app is a complete failure in simple programming. I’ve had to change my iPad’s sleep settings to never let me iPad go to sleep, just so that the app wouldn’t crash. If you accidentally touch a corner that switches app, the app will crash. If you overlay a note taking app or try to split screen, the app will crash. If you accidentally swipe up to take you back to the home screen, sometimes the app will crash. Resuming your studying is no big deal but in a practice test you have no choice but to start over. I have restarted more practice tests than I have completed due to the app crashing, about 70%. This has happened on all 3 separate exams preps I have bought from Sheppard Air.
It has also been a while since the app itself has been updated and it is in desperate need of an update. Sheppard Air itself is great, but this app nosedives into awfulness worse than the MCAS incidents on the 737 MAX. The app is a waste of your precious time.
It has also been a while since the app itself has been updated and it is in desperate need of an update. Sheppard Air itself is great, but this app nosedives into awfulness worse than the MCAS incidents on the 737 MAX. The app is a waste of your precious time.
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Worked for me
Studied for about 6 hours just as the course outlined. Got a 100 on my test for MCN.
Good study material on awful software.
I have lost progress on many practice tests due to the app kicking me back to the login screen. For how much money I paid for the course I expect better.
Great app to get 90% pass rate
I just passed my commercial written to 94%. Study strategy which works. Thank you Sheppard.
Please hire UX designer to fix app. Good interface does not require long explanation with steps, student should follow intuitive. Just don’t give lazy idiots to go to tests before learning steps.
Please hire UX designer to fix app. Good interface does not require long explanation with steps, student should follow intuitive. Just don’t give lazy idiots to go to tests before learning steps.
Result explains everything
I attended the IRA test and get 100%, 5/5 stars. The result explains everything
Great Content, Bad App
Sheppard Air is the best way to study for your written, however, the app is constantly crashing during practice tests. It’s virtually unusable in split mode if you’re trying to take notes because it cuts off text, oh and it crashes. If you leave in the middle of studying you may experience graphics not loading fully, and it crashes. If you leave to take care of a notification for even 10-30 seconds you’ll return to find yourself back on the login screen, and it crashes.
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Recommended
Used Sheppard with king schools… aced commercial pilot airplane written with 98
