How it works
AviPrep is a pure Part 61 training platform. You pick your own certified flight instructor, pay per lesson with no upfront commitment, and we track your hours, milestones, and checkride readiness in one place. This page walks through the whole thing.
Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial, or Discovery flight. We use that to recommend instructors and shape your training roadmap.
Browse certified flight instructors near your home airport. Read reviews, check experience, message them with questions before you book. Switch anytime if it doesn't click.
Pay per lesson. Ground school over video, flight lessons at the airport, or both. No bundled commitment, no $20k loan to start.
After every lesson, your hours, syllabus progress, and checkride-ready estimate update in your dashboard. You always know where you are and how close you are to the practical test.
AviPrep also lists DPEs (Designated Pilot Examiners) so you can book your practical test on the same platform.
A 20-section ground curriculum and a 20-step flight progression with milestone gates. Your CFI marks items covered as you go. Switch CFIs anytime and your record follows you.
A live "weeks to ready" prediction based on hours flown, syllabus completion, milestone gates, and your actual lesson cadence. Updates after every lesson so you always know how close you are.
After every ground lesson, your CFI's notes become a clean recap of what you covered, what you nailed, and what to drill next.
AviPrep matches each flight lesson from FR24 and renders the track as an interactive 3D map. Tap any point for speed and altitude, with phases of flight detected automatically and recapped by your CFI.
FAA-style knowledge test questions, the full PHAK, AIM, and ACS in-app. No upsell.
See what your full training costs broken down by instruction, aircraft, and exams. Compare AviPrep vs a typical school in 30 seconds.
Charged immediately when booked. Most ground lessons are over video, so you pay the CFI's hourly rate × the session length.
Your card gets an authorization at booking covering estimated CFI instruction time plus aircraft rental, with a buffer for schedule slip. When the lesson closes out and the CFI enters actual Hobbs time, AviPrep captures the real amount from the authorization. You pay for what you actually flew. Nothing more.
A one-time intro experience, typically 30–60 minutes at the controls with a CFI alongside. Flat fee paid up front. A good gut check before you commit to training.
You don't need to own a plane. Your CFI sources the airplane through their flying club or school partnership. The aircraft rental rolls into your lesson cost. You'll see it as a line item.
Part 61 is flexible: you pay per lesson, train at your own pace, and pick your own CFI. Part 141 schools follow a structured curriculum approved by the FAA and typically require a bundled tuition commitment up front. AviPrep is a Part 61 platform. Most students finish in a similar number of hours, but with much more control over schedule and cost.
The national average is 65–75 flight hours. Time-wise, expect 6–12 months at a part-time pace (2–3 lessons per week), 2–4 months going full-time. The cost calculator lets you plug in your pace and see a personal estimate.
A discovery flight does not require a medical. Solo flight does. Most students get a 3rd-class medical or BasicMed before their first lesson to avoid any later surprises. Your CFI will guide you when the time comes.
Add your starting hours in your dashboard settings. AviPrep counts them against the FAA Part 61 minimums and adjusts your projected checkride date.
Yes, anytime. Your training history, hours, milestones, recaps, and full syllabus progress stay tied to your AviPrep account, not your CFI. Your new CFI sees the full record and picks up where the last one left off.
Reschedule directly from the lesson detail page. Ground lessons are still flyable on weather days — your CFI can run weather decision-making, navigation, or written test prep over video.
The platform is US-focused for now. ADS-B coverage and FR24 matching are best in the US. International expansion is on the roadmap.
Browse instructors near you, run your numbers in the cost calculator, or take the 30-second readiness quiz to get matched.