Now that I have completed my solo cross-country.I'd like to get my written exam done. My instructor like most wants me to have a 90% or better in practice exams.My question is , should I keep trying for more than nineties , or should I go take the actual exam once I get ninety percent consistently on the practice.
Hey guys im a ppl with ir and almost ready for my commercial checkride. Using Sheppard for the written I’ve noticed correct answers regularly getting marked incorrect on practice tests. It usually wouldn’t be that big of a deal as it’s only 3-5 per 100 question test I notice something is wrong, however my school requires us to sit with a employee and make 3 supervised 90+ scores in a row to discourage cheating. So those 5 questions are the difference between a 87 fail and 92 pass. I noticed this because of a cg question I wrote in weight arm moment format to calculate. The correct answer is 44 I circled 43.99 so im 99.9% sure I chose 44 but was still marked incorrect on the practice exam. I triple checked my math and the only conclusion was a software issue. Is anyone else experiencing this ? Pics are attached
Hey everyone, over the past several months, my buddy and I have been building BeBrief, a preflight briefing app designed specifically for student pilots. When we were training, we found ourselves bouncing between weather, NOTAMs, TFRs, airport information, route planning, performance calculators, weight and balance tools, and flight planning websites to prepare for a flight. It felt like there had to be a better way. So we built one.
BeBrief focuses on the tools student pilots use every day. It helps you prepare for your brief by organizing trusted aviation information into one simple, easy to follow workflow.
Simply select your aircraft, enter your route and departure time, then let BeBrief generate an organized preflight briefing with weather, NOTAMs, TFRs, PIREPs, airport information, performance calculations, weight and balance, and official flight planning through Leidos.
We’re proud to be an official Leidos vendor, allowing student pilots to access trusted aviation data and official flight planning directly through the app.
Flight training is already expensive. We also wanted to make BeBrief an affordable option for students who don’t need every advanced feature that comes with more comprehensive flight planning platforms.
We’d genuinely love your feedback. Whether it’s something you’d change, a feature you’d like to see, or something you think would make life easier during training, we’d love to hear it.
Here is the link if you want to give it a try!
Thanks for reading!
Hey everyone,
I recently started a WhatsApp group for student pilots and aviators who want to learn together, ask questions, share study resources, and help each other progress through flight training.
Whether you’re working on:
PPL
Instrument Rating
Commercial
CFI
ATP
…or just starting your aviation journey, you’re welcome to join.
The goal is to create a community where pilots can discuss written exams, checkrides, flight training, aviation careers, and lessons learned along the way.
We currently have members ranging from student pilots to certificated pilots, and we’d love to grow the community.
Drop a comment or send me a DM if you’d like an invite.
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Hiya!
I'm 22 F who is flying at a small school in New Zealand. I started flying March 2023, went solo March 2024 only flying once a week. I have low confidence and self negativity BUT I have improved immensely.
I have about 70 hours, all my flight hours needed for PPL here in NZ apart from cross-countries done. I have 2 out of 6 exams complete...in July last year lol.
I took a break from November 2025 till Feb 2026 due to work, my instructor being absent, and a summer break for myself lol. And I've only been flying 4 times this year trying to save money for exams, other important flying.
I work 40+ hours a week, dance for 3hrs and then it just feels like I don't have time aka I do but I'm lazy. Gonna start PPL night classes from July 22nd which are two nights a week at a bigger school about an hour away from me.
Any tips on how to get motivated with study? I don't know my learning technique either which doesn't help. I've used online sites, books, quizzes etc but nothing seems to stick in my head so I give up and not try lol.
I don't mind going slow for money reasons and it's just a hobby atm but cause I'm sooo close to having stuff complete I just need tips on how to get over the slump for the last push towards the end.
Thank you!!
I’m 24 and about 8 hours into my PPL. My AME deferred my First Class Medical after I disclosed that I was diagnosed with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) when I was around 8.
I don’t take any medication and haven’t needed accommodations for years. My goal is to fly professionally.
Has anyone here gone through this? What did the FAA ask for, how long did it take, and is there anything I can do while I wait for the FAA’s letter?
Hello! For some background, I have been flying for a almost 3 years now, I started summer of of my junior year in high school and started out in a lightsport, It took me a while but I solo'd in it as well, and had almost finished up all of my requirements but I couldn't seem to stall the plane for the power off stalls, or at least without pulling it at an angle so my rollout wasn't neat. This is becuase I'm pretty short and use a lot of pillows to reach the rudders which make it pretty hard to pull the joystick back enough to stall it, we tried trimming it but I just couldn't seem to get it, so I ended up switching instructors and planes to a C172 and have been able to stall it but now I'm really struggling with landings and am in a rut with all of this. I love flying, and I really want my Private and an eventual career in flying but it feels like I'm stuck and have been for so long now. I also have had to take breaks in flying since I'm paying for it myself through scholarships and working, and just full time college has been rough with all of this, I'm just not really sure what to do - I feel like my instructor is losing hope with how long I've been at this. I don't want to quit but I'm not sure when to walk away. I just need some advice on next steps or familiar experience!
Hi everyone,
I'm from India and my dream is to become a commercial pilot. I've been working and saving, but flight training is still financially out of reach.
I'm not looking for free money. I'm trying to understand whether there are legitimate ways people have funded flight training besides traditional bank loans.
For example:
If you've gone through something similar, I'd really appreciate hearing your experience. Even if it's just advice on where to start looking, it would mean a lot.
Thank you!
I've been doing a lot of research and am considering training to fly professionally (not sure if I want to go for rotors or chase the bigger money with fixed wings yet). I spoke with an instructor at a part 141 helicopter academy I'm considering and she told me she averages 70 to 80 flight hours per month between instructing, flying tours, and "other missions" through the school she works at. I'm curious to know how these numbers compare to others in the industry, as I'm beginning to understand that the speed at which you can log those first 1,000 hours is crucial.
Hi everyone,
I'm looking at doing my PPL with Fly EPT in Palma and was wondering if anyone here has trained with them and could share their experience.
One thing I'm trying to clarify is the ground school side. I've been told they use the CATS Ground School system, which costs around £525. From what I've seen online, CATS seems to have a bit of a mixed reputation, so I'm wondering:
• Is the CATS Ground School package mandatory?
• Can you self-study using your own books, online resources, and question banks, then just sit the exams?
• Has anyone completed the theory without paying for the CATS package?
• How did you find the overall quality of the training at Fly EPT?
I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has trained there recently or is currently training with them.
Thanks!