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The Flight Simulator screen in the PilotAI app

Real weather · An Instructor in the right seat

Flight Simulator

Every flight is built around a real weather observation recorded at the airfield, including its wind, cloud, visibility and temperature. The METAR you study in the Briefing Room determines the weather you encounter in flight.

  • 257 real observations so far, so each sortie has its own conditions
  • Your Instructor briefs each exercise, monitors every input and responds immediately
  • When necessary, the Instructor takes control, demonstrates and hands control back
  • Practise fires, engine failures and system failures until they become second nature
The Interactive Cockpit screen in the PilotAI app

109 checklist items

Interactive Cockpit

Work through the checklists from before engine start to securing the aircraft, using your own controls: switches, the power lever, trim wheel and brakes. Rather than simply ticking boxes, you operate the controls and see the aircraft respond.

  • Each checklist item opens an information card explaining its purpose and what you should see
  • Start the diesel engine correctly and monitor the oil pressure as it rises
  • Carry out the engine-computer test and configure the radios and instruments
  • Learn why pitot heat is switched on, why fuel transfer matters and when the parking brake is released
The Flight Training screen in the PilotAI app

30 flyable exercises and drills

Flight Training

Flight Training follows the PPL flight syllabus, exercise by exercise, at a real training airfield. Every flight begins where a real flight does: on the ground, with the aircraft cold and shut down.

  • A 42-stop external inspection, each stop explaining what to inspect and why it matters
  • Clearances from Ground and Tower, taxi to the holding point, line-up and take-off
  • Effects of controls, trim, straight-and-level flight, climbs and descents, turns and the circuit
  • A debrief after every flight that assesses your performance from an instructor's perspective
The Briefing Room screen in the PilotAI app

4,000+ real reports · 49 airports

Briefing Room

Many students do not encounter a real METAR until they prepare for their first cross-country flight. PilotAI gives you the opportunity to work with thousands of them before then. Select an airport, read the original report and decode it one question at a time.

  • 2,940 METARs and 1,128 TAFs recorded at 49 airports around the world
  • More than 32,000 questions built around these real reports
  • 649 real NOTAMs to decode, from the Q-line and location to start and end times
  • 846 ATIS broadcasts built from actual weather reports
  • 637 aviation abbreviations across 16 categories
The Ground School screen in the PilotAI app

239 lessons · 10 subjects

Ground School

PilotAI offers 239 lessons covering the complete EASA PPL(A) theory syllabus across 10 subjects: Air Law, Meteorology, Navigation, Principles of Flight, Aircraft Systems, Performance & Planning, Human Performance, Communications, Operational Procedures and the aircraft you fly.

  • Each lesson explains why the subject matters and teaches the key ideas in plain language
  • Every lesson finishes with the kind of question an examiner may ask
  • Every answer, whether correct or incorrect, comes with an explanation
  • A wrong answer directs you to the relevant lesson, so you understand the principle rather than memorise the option

What’s inside

From the textbook to the cockpit — all in one place

One game covering the journey towards your licence: theory, weather, NOTAMs, checklists, flying and emergencies.

239Ground-school lessons
32,000+Questions on real weather reports
4,000+Real METARs and TAFs
49Airports worldwide
649Real NOTAMs, decoded
30Flyable exercises and drills
  • Follows the EASA PPL(A) theory syllabus
  • Built on the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook
  • Built by a CPL-rated pilot

PilotAI is not affiliated with or endorsed by EASA or the FAA.

Flight Training

30exercises

Follow the PPL training sequence, from a cold aircraft to shutdown: walk-around, checklists, engine start, taxi, ATC calls, take-off, training-area exercises, the circuit and landing. Every flight ends with a debrief that assesses your performance from an instructor's perspective.

Emergencies

Practise until they become second nature

Practise fires on the ground and in the air; engine failures during the take-off roll, after take-off and in the circuit; and alternator, instrument and radio failures. You can also study 11 real accident case studies to understand what happened, why it happened and what pilots can learn from each event.

Weather

4,000+real reports

A collection of 2,940 METARs and 1,128 TAFs recorded at 49 airports around the world. Read each original report, then work through its meaning one question at a time: wind, visibility, cloud, ceiling and trends.

NOTAMs & ATIS

649NOTAMs · 846 ATIS broadcasts

Decode real NOTAMs line by line, including the Q-line, dates and details that can catch students out. ATIS broadcasts are built from actual weather reports, helping you learn to recognise the information you will hear on the frequency. You also have access to 637 searchable aviation abbreviations, organised into 16 categories.

Ground School

239lessons

The complete EASA PPL(A) theory syllabus, covered across 10 subjects: Air Law, Meteorology, Navigation, Principles of Flight, Aircraft Systems, Performance & Planning, Human Performance, Communications, Operational Procedures and the aircraft itself. Concise lessons, written by a pilot and explained in plain language.

Questions that teach

32,000+questions

Every answer explains the reasoning behind it. Choose the wrong answer and you'll see why it is wrong, along with the lesson that will help you understand it. Another 100 questions take place in the cockpit: on the ground before departure and in the air while your Instructor has control.

Flight Training

Flying the training sequence

Flight Training follows the PPL flight syllabus, exercise by exercise, at a real training airfield. The game currently includes 30 flyable exercises and drills, with more added in each update.

Every flight begins where a real flight does: on the ground, with the aircraft cold and shut down.

  1. 1

    The walk-around

    Complete a 42-stop external inspection of the aeroplane, covering tyres and brakes, fuel tanks and drains, the pitot-static probe and stall-warning port, control surfaces and trim tabs, antennas, the propeller, engine intakes and oil. Each stop explains what to inspect and why it matters.

  2. 2

    The cockpit checklists

    Work through 109 checklist items, from before engine start to securing the aircraft, using your own controls in a functioning glass cockpit: switches, the power lever, trim wheel and brakes. Rather than simply ticking boxes, you operate the controls and see the aircraft respond.

  3. 3

    Every item explained

    Each of the 109 checklist items opens an information card explaining its purpose, what you should see and what it means if the expected indication is absent.

  4. 4

    Taxi, radio and take-off

    Obtain your clearances from Ground and Tower, taxi to the holding point, line up and take off.

  5. 5

    The air exercises

    Practise the effects of controls, trim, straight-and-level flight, climbs and descents, turns and the circuit. Each exercise is flown to the same standards and target figures your instructor will expect you to meet.

  6. 6

    The way home

    Rejoin the circuit, land, vacate the runway, taxi back and shut down.

  7. 7

    The debrief

    A clear account of your performance: what you did well, what needs work, how your altitude and speed compared with the ideal profile, your power, heading and bank, and every action you took in sequence.

The aircraft introduction: a walk-around stop on the nose, with what to check and why
The Flight Training screen: exercise cards, the objective, and the weather for the flight
The working glass cockpit, with switches, breakers and both flight displays
Lined up on runway 04, ready for take-off, in recorded real weather

Dynamic weather

The sky is real

Every flight uses weather that has actually been observed. PilotAI builds the conditions around a real observation from the airfield, 257 so far, including runway wind, cloud base, visibility and temperature.

One day, you may take off in calm air beneath a clear sky; the next, you may fly a crosswind circuit beneath a low broken cloud layer. Each sortie has its own conditions, and the report you study before departure determines the weather you encounter in flight.

The Instructor

An instructor in the right seat

Your Instructor briefs you, monitors every input and points out mistakes as they happen. Let your altitude drift or your speed decay, and you’ll hear:

“I have control.”

The Instructor corrects the aircraft and demonstrates the appropriate response.

“You have control.”

Then hands control back to you.

At times, the Instructor takes control simply to ask you a question in flight, just as a real instructor might test you in the air. The experience is much like your first lessons, with one advantage: you can fly it again as often as you like.

The PilotAI cockpit, where the Instructor flies with you

Emergencies

Practise them before you need them

In a real aeroplane, emergency procedures can only be practised a limited number of times and under carefully controlled conditions. In PilotAI, you can practise them every day.

An emergency drill in flight: the checklist on screen and the emergency fuel valve set to off

Fire

Deal with an engine fire during start, an electrical fire with smoke on the ground, smoke or fire during the take-off run, an engine fire in flight and an electrical fire in flight. Each scenario includes the relevant drill, fire extinguisher, exits and evacuation procedures.

Engine failure

During the take-off roll, reject the take-off and stop. After take-off, land straight ahead. In the circuit, glide back towards the runway.

System failures

Respond to an alternator failure by reducing electrical load and diverting. Manage an attitude or air-data failure using the standby instruments, pitot heat and alternate static source while flying on partial panel. In a radio failure, squawk 7600, try the second radio and return to the airfield using the tower's light signals.

Each drill follows the actual checklist in the correct sequence and requires you to carry out the actions yourself, so that the first time you face an emergency in an aeroplane, your hands already know what to do. Beyond the cockpit, 11 real accident case studies explain what happened, why it happened and what other pilots can learn from each event.

Who it’s for

Student pilots, future students and licensed pilots

01

Student pilots

Preparing for their PPL theory exams and working through their first flight lessons.

02

Future students

Who want to arrive at flight school already familiar with the cockpit, checklists and language of aviation.

03

Licensed pilots

Who want to keep their procedures, emergency responses and weather-reading skills sharp between flights.

Questions

Common questions

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Is PilotAI an approved training device?

No. PilotAI is a study and training aid. It does not replace your flight instructor, is not an approved training device, and cannot be counted as logged flight time.

Is the weather live?

No. The weather and NOTAMs in the game are recorded real reports provided for training purposes only. They must never be used to plan an actual flight.

Which syllabus does it follow?

Ground School covers the complete EASA PPL(A) theory syllabus across 10 subjects. Flight Training follows the PPL flight syllabus, exercise by exercise, at a real training airfield.

Is my progress saved?

Yes. Your progress is saved to your PilotAI account. You can view your profile and subscription on this website by logging in.

What does it cost?

New pilots start with a free trial of the full content, with no credit card required. After the trial, full access is available through a subscription in your app store. See Pricing for details.

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PilotAI is a study and training aid. It is not an approved training device, does not count as logged flight time and must not be used for real flight planning. Weather and NOTAMs are recorded real reports provided for training purposes only.