Wilco: ATC Radio Trainer
Pilot radio calls & readback
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
New: readiness score, weak-spot sessions built from your own misses, and meaning-based grading that understands real pilot phrasing. Pay once with Checkride Pass.
Sound like a pilot before you key the mic.
Wilco is radio-call practice for student pilots: hear the controller, push to talk, say your call, and get graded element by element, by an app built to understand how pilots actually speak. Niner, tree, fife. Phonetic letters. Your own callsign. Your words, not a rigid script.
KNOW YOU'RE CHECKRIDE READY
Tell Wilco what you're flying toward: first solo, checkride, or getting current again. Your readiness score tracks how ready you sound, module by module, and shows you exactly which calls you keep missing.
LEARN IT BEFORE YOU'RE TESTED
Every drill starts with a Learn card: the canonical phrase, why it matters, and the FAA source it comes from: AIM chapter and Pilot/Controller Glossary entry, cited right on screen.
WHAT'S FREE
- 60 drills across six modules: fundamentals, ATIS and clearance, ground, tower, departure and flight following, and untowered CTAF work.
- The full guided loop: the controller speaks through a real radio-band effect, the mic arms, you talk, and every element is graded with a calm explanation.
- Your readiness score and spaced review, with your own tail number in every prompt.
- Type-to-respond for silent practice anywhere.
- Your first two full scenario flights.
WILCO PRO: TURN WEAK SPOTS INTO YOUR STRONGEST CALLS
- Weak-spot sessions: Wilco builds a drill session from the exact calls you keep missing.
- Meaning-based grading: say it like a real pilot and get credit for what you conveyed, while safety-critical numbers like runways and frequencies are still checked word for word.
- All six scenario flights: departures, arrivals, pattern work, flight following, CTAF, and the go-around.
- AI debrief after every flight: what happened, why it matters, and exactly how to say it better.
CALM, LIKE REAL TRAINING SHOULD BE
No angry controller gimmick. No shaming. Misses are amber, explained, and retryable.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Speech recognition runs on your iPhone. Practice audio never leaves the device. No account, no ads, no tracking. The only thing that goes online is the Pro grading and debrief you ask for.
PRICING
Checkride Pass: $59.99 one time. Everything, yours for good.
Wilco Pro Monthly: $9.99 per month after a 3-day free trial (auto-renewing).
All 60 drills, the readiness score, and spaced review are free.
Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.
Terms of Use: https://evelaina.com/wilco/terms
Privacy Policy: https://evelaina.com/wilco/privacy
Wilco is a training aid for radio phraseology practice. It is not an official FAA publication, not a substitute for instruction from a CFI, and not for operational use in flight.
Ratings & Reviews
Wilco 1.1: Checkride Ready
- Readiness score: one number that tracks how ready you sound, with a module-by-module breakdown and the exact calls you keep missing.
- Weak-spot sessions (Pro): Wilco builds a drill session from your own misses.
- Meaning-based grading (Pro): say it like a real pilot and get credit for what you conveyed. Safety-critical numbers are still checked word for word.
- New: Checkride Pass. Pay once, keep everything for good. Monthly now starts with a 3-day free trial.
- A fresh aviation look: new icon, instrument-badge module art, and night-flight scenario cards.
- Review reminders bring due calls back before you forget them.
The developer, Vytautas Jazbutis, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Vytautas Jazbutis
- Size
- 5.5 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pro Monthly: Readiness Score $9.99
- Checkride Pass: All Scenarios $59.99
- Pro Weekly: Crunch-Time Pass $7.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Evelaina