FlyCowboys vs CheckPrep

Pass your FAA written exam - and actually understand the material. FlyCowboys is the smart way to prepare for your Private Pilot (PPL), Instrument Rating (IFR), or Commercial Pilot (CPL) knowledge test. Adaptive practice, full explanations on every question, and mock oral checkrides built around the ACS. WHY STUDENT PILOTS CHOOSE FLYCOWBOYS • Private Pilot (PPL), Instrument Rating (IFR), and Commercial Pilot (CPL) - all three courses included • 1,000+ FAA-style practice questions across every knowledge area • Detailed explanations with charts, diagrams, and regulation references • Mock checkrides that simulate the oral exam conversation • Adaptive spaced repetition - focus on your weakest areas • Full progress analytics: streak, accuracy, and checkride readiness • Study offline, anywhere • Daily goals, lives, and achievement badges to keep you going BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY STUDY Most test prep is just rote memorization. FlyCowboys helps you understand the “why” - so you’re ready for the written, the oral, and the cockpit. Every question has a full explanation with the relevant FAR or AIM reference, and the spaced repetition engine makes sure the material sticks. TRUSTED BY STUDENT PILOTS Built for student pilots who want to pass the FAA written on the first attempt - and be able to explain the answer when the examiner asks. COURSES • PPL - Private Pilot (PPL) written exam (all 10 knowledge areas) • IFR - Instrument Rating (IFR) written exam (approaches, holds, IFR weather, and more) • CPL - Commercial Pilot (CPL) written exam (commercial operations, performance, and more) PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION FlyCowboys Premium: 3-day free trial, then $29.99/month or $168/year (or local equivalent). Premium includes unlimited questions, all three courses (PPL, IFR, and CPL), mock checkrides, analytics, offline mode, and priority support. SUPPORT Questions? Email howdy@flycowboys.io or visit https://flycowboys.io Terms: https://flycowboys.io/terms-of-service Privacy: https://flycowboys.io/privacy-policy

Purpose-built for pilots who refuse to leave their checkride to chance. CheckPrep is a checkride oral prep app for the Private, Instrument, Commercial and Commercial Multi Add-On practical tests, built around the FAA Airman Certification Standards (ACS), the exact framework your DPE uses to evaluate you. This is not written test prep. This is oral prep. STUDY THE WAY YOUR DPE TESTS YOU Every question, answer and reference is organized by ACS Area of Operation and Task, the same structure your examiner follows. Every card maps to an ACS task, so every minute of study maps to your oral exam. THE FAA LIBRARY, FREE FOR EVERY USER Full FAR, AIM, Advisory Circulars, the ACS documents themselves, FAA letters of interpretation, InFOs and the FAA handbooks: PHAK, AFH, Instrument Flying, Instrument Procedures, Aviation Weather, Risk Management, Weight & Balance, Chart Users' Guide and the AMT handbooks. Tap a citation on a study card to open the exact paragraph, page or ACS element. Bookmark passages, search by keyword, read offline after download. AIM paragraphs also open on the FAA website, so you never have to wonder whether it is current. KNOW WHEN YOU'RE READY Mastery is tracked from 0 to 100% for every ACS task. Flash cards and multiple-choice quizzes are built from the same cards. Switch on the Needs Review filter to limit a session to the cards you still miss and leave the mastered ones out. When every task reads 100%, you know where you stand before the examiner does. DECODE REAL-WORLD WEATHER METAR, TAF and PIREP decoding practice with live data from aviationweather.gov. Included free. TRAIN YOUR EAR Departure (CRAFT) and approach (P-TAC) clearance trainers read the clearance aloud. You give the readback by voice. Beta, included with the Instrument guide. BUILT FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE Start with the free Private Pilot Sample: four complete ACS tasks with flash cards, quizzes and tappable citations. The full Private, Instrument, Commercial and Commercial Multi Add-On guides are one-time purchases, no subscription. Aircraft-specific add-on guides for the Cessna 172SP, Cirrus SR20 G7, Cirrus SR22 G6 and Diamond DA42 NG, each cited to the aircraft's own POH, AFM and PIM. Six themes. Offline-first. Study history and bookmarks sync across your devices through iCloud. Lightweight. No ads. No account required. No tracking. Walk into the oral knowing you have worked every ACS task. That is what CheckPrep is for. CheckPrep is an independent study tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the FAA. All regulatory content comes from official FAA publications.