NEW: Talk to the tower. Practice live radio calls with an AI controller, auto-track your flights, and ride the roadmap to your written test. Giddy up!
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
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As a CFII, I want students to explain their thinking, not just pick the right answer. That’s what I like about FlyCowboys: the emphasis on explanations, oral prep, and practicing radio calls gives students more ways to engage with the material.I see it as a useful supplement to ground school and time with an instructor. Having practice available on your phone makes it easier to keep studying between lessons. Understanding takes repetition, and this makes that repetition more approachable.
Developer Response
Thank you! Hearing this from a CFII means a lot. "Understanding takes repetition" is exactly the idea behind FlyCowboys. We don't want to replace ground school or time with an instructor. We want to make the time between lessons count, so students show up better prepared. Thanks for recommending it as part of the toolkit, and if you ever have ideas for how we can better support instructors and their students, we'd love to hear them at howdy@flycowboys.io
Actually fits into my day
ArmandPizzicarola
I hesitated because I already had PPL study materials and wasn’t sure I’d use another app. What made this useful was being able to get some practice in when I had a few spare minutes. Those smaller sessions helped me study more consistently alongside ground school. For me, the value has been making it easier to keep going.
Developer Response
Thanks for giving us a shot even though you already had study materials! This is exactly what we built FlyCowboys for: a few minutes here and there that add up to consistent progress. Consistency beats cramming every time. Keep stacking those sessions, and good luck on your checkride!
Passed PPL written first try
Blueskypilot28
Used this for my PPL written and passed on the first try. Fifteen minutes a day, the readiness score was honest, and the explanations actually say why the answer is right (FAR/AIM, not just the letter). Talk to Tower helped more than I expected. It’s $30/month or $168/year after the 3-day trial, not $500. If a question is wrong, flag it. They fixed the ones I sent.
Not worth it. Don’t waste your money. Get a real ground school
CenterOfLift
This is a review from a viewpoint of a commercial pilot. This app is nothing more than just a bunch of questions with short explanations. It’s not worth 30 dollars a month and definitely not 167 dollars a year. In the long run it’ll cost you more than any ground school, and when you purchase a ground school you usually get it for life.This subscription based model is terrible, and all this app really promotes is the rote memorization level of learning. Sure the questions do feature explanations but they definitely are not enough to reach the understanding and application levels of learning. It’s a fun little quiz app to see your knowledge on certain topics but it’s nothing more than that. It’s literally just a quiz app, I don’t see what it’s doing differently compared to other aviation products to justify 30 dollars a month.
Developer Response
Thank you for taking the time to write this, and especially for framing it in terms of the levels of learning. That's exactly the standard we should be held to. You're right that answering questions alone doesn't get a student from rote to understanding and application, and we don't think an app should replace a good ground school or a great CFI.Where FlyCowboys fits is alongside them: short daily practice that adapts to each student's weak areas, Talk to Tower for real radio practice with AI ATC (where application actually happens), and flight logging, all in one place students already carry. We're also expanding our explanations so they teach the "why," not just the answer, and your feedback is pushing that up the list.On price, the annual plan works out to about $14 a month and includes a free trial, so students can decide if it's worth it before paying. If you'd be open to sharing which topics felt thinnest, we'd love to hear from you at howdy@flycowboys.io. Feedback from experienced pilots makes this better for every student.
Improvements and tweaks to help you become a better pilot. Yeehaww!
Version 1.6.6
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Seller
Navero LLC
Size
57.7 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
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