PilotBound: Become a Pilot

Flight training cost tracker

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Know your real cost to certificate before you write the first check. Track every dollar as you train. Auto-logs flights via GPS. Built by a CFI. Free. Know what your pilot certificate will actually cost before you write the first check. Track every dollar as you train. Auto-log every flight via GPS. Free, built by a CFI. Most flight training tools were built for working pilots. They assume you already know what FAR 61.109 is, and that you can afford to find out what training really costs. PilotBound was built for the years when you don't yet. Every flight auto-records from your phone's GPS. Every hour ladders into your real Part 61 requirements. Every dollar lands in a live projection of your total cost to certificate. And there's a community of students and CFIs in-app when you need an answer between lessons. KNOW YOUR REAL COST • Free cost projection from your aircraft, instructor rates, and region • Live total of what you've spent, what's left, and where the money went • Per-aircraft costing: a Cessna 152 and a Cirrus track separately • One projection per certificate: Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, CFII, ATP • Sharpens with every flight you log. Your number, not a national average KNOW WHERE YOU STAND • Every Part 61 or Part 141 requirement, completed and remaining • Hours toward Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, or ATP • Milestones detected automatically: first solo, first cross-country, first night • Training momentum and weekly streaks, visible at a glance AUTO-LOG EVERY FLIGHT • GPS records every flight, taxi to landing. No paper, no forgetting • Every FAA field: PIC, dual, solo, cross-country, night, instrument, approaches, landings, holds • 3D replay you can scrub to debrief maneuvers and pattern work • Pre-filled costs from your aircraft and instructor rates on every flight ASK BETWEEN LESSONS • A community built for students • Ask questions and get answers from other students and CFIs • Share flights and milestones • Your training data stays private by default; share what you want, when you want SHARE YOUR PROGRESS • One-tap flight cards for Instagram or the family chat • Celebrate first solo, first long cross-country, checkride pass • Pick feed or story format • Cost stays private unless you choose to include it Built for student pilots learning to fly. Whether you're starting Private, working through Instrument, or earning Commercial, your hours, your cost, and your training in one place. By downloading PilotBound, you agree to the Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & Reviews

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    1 Ratings

The biggest update since launch: PilotBound now projects what your certificate is going to cost, and tracks every dollar against the number as you train. NEW: COST TO CERTIFICATE • Live cost projection from your aircraft, instructor rate, and region • One projection per certificate: Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, CFII • Set a budget and get an "Over budget" warning when the projection crosses it • What-if pace slider shows what flying more or fewer hours a week does to your total • Per-aircraft costing (a Cessna 152 and a Cirrus track separately) • Cumulative spend chart and lifetime equipment tracking • Share a cost card after your checkride. Your dollars stay private unless you include them. NAVIGATION • New Cost tab on the main bar • Profile and Settings open from your avatar at the top of Home • Onboarding rebuilt around the cost story FIXES • Aircraft picker in Log a Flight pulls your saved aircraft with rates pre-filled • Sharper milestone targets for CFI, CFII, and ATP • PPL pass with a Commercial or CFI goal asks "what's next?" instead of skipping Instrument • "On pace" updates correctly after you delete your most recent flight • Manually logged flights no longer surface the share card • Commercial cost projection past the FAA hour gate is now accurate Free. No subscription. No ads. Built by a CFI. Thanks for using PilotBound. We read every App Store reply.

Version 1.2

The developer, FlightXplorer LLC, 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 Linked to You

    The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

    • Location
    • Contact Info
    • User Content
    • Identifiers
    • Usage Data

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    • Diagnostics

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Information

Seller
  • FlightXplorer LLC
Size
  • 24.6 MB
Category
  • Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 2.6 or later.
Location
  • This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
13+
  • 13+
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  • Infrequent
    Profanity or Crude Humor
    Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References

    Contains
    User-Generated Content
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