Comparison

Private Pilot Course vs Pass the Written

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Private Pilot Course

This app provides comprehensive HD video instruction and detailed animations for essential flight maneuvers. It covers takeoffs, landings, and complex maneuvers with explanations of FAA standards and common errors. Ideal for student pilots preparing for lessons or private pilots refreshing their skills.

Highlights
  • In-flight HD video instruction
  • Detailed animation of maneuvers
  • FAA Private Pilot Practical Test preparation
  • Explanation of PTS standards
  • Common errors and avoidance
  • Includes FAA handbooks and quiz
Features
Currently charting
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The Private Pilot Course (Flight) App gives you two and a half hours of in-flight HD video and detailed animation including an in depth explanation of the takeoffs, landings and maneuvers needed to pass your FAA Private Pilot Practical Test. All Takeoffs, Landings and Maneuvers are flown in a Cessna 172 in San Diego. We filmed each maneuver with multiple cameras and camera angles and provide real HD quality for the best learning experience. All video and animations are designed to help you understand how to perform everything correctly. We use no fillers that waste your time. Just what you need to know and how to do it right. It's the perfect way for student pilots to prepare for every flight lesson or private pilots for your flight review. AOPA PILOT magazine called our Apps "solid and reliable" in it's Dec 2011 issue. The Private Pilot Course - Flight App contains: •Normal and Crosswind Take Off •Short Field and Soft Field Take Off •Normal and Crosswind Landings •Short Field and Soft Field Landings •Rectangular Course •Turns Around a Point •S-Turns •Slow Flight •Power On Stall •Power Off Stall •Emergency Descents •Emergency Approach and Landing •Steeps Turns •Go Arounds •Explanation of PTS standards for each maneuver •Common errors (and how to avoid them) for each maneuver Due to HD video, this App is 1.2GB. Please make sure you have enough space on your device. Includes FAA Private Pilot PTS and Airplane Flying Handbook as well as a challenging quiz to test what you've learned Visit www.flighttrainingapps.com for a free preview and information on our 100% money back satisfaction guarantee.

About

Pass the Written

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Pass the Written is a modern, easy-to-use FAA test preparation platform which can prepare you to ace the Private, Instrument, Commercial, Airline Transport Pilot, or Remote Pilot written test, among many others. It shows you the latest test questions with precise wording of questions and answers so you can be completely prepared to take the real test. The Pass the Written platform includes both a study mode to gain exposure to all questions as well as a simulated practice test mode to ensure you are scoring high enough to go take the real exam. This app requires an existing paid Pass the Written account in order to view or utilize any of the app's content.

Screenshots

Private Pilot Course4 screens
Pass the Written4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pass the Written at Free against Private Pilot Course's $59.99. Private Pilot Course's advantage is chart position (#180 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pass the Written is free to download; Private Pilot Course costs $59.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Private Pilot Course versus Pass the Written: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Pilot CoursePass the Written
Price$59.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#180 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.1 GB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlight Training Apps, Inc.Test Pilot LLC

In-app purchases

None

Private Pilot Course

No in-app purchases

None

Pass the Written

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Private Pilot Course free?
Private Pilot Course costs $59.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pass the Written free?
Pass the Written is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Private Pilot Course or Pass the Written have ads?
Neither Private Pilot Course nor Pass the Written shows ads.

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