So, I had been studying for my FOI a few weeks, mainly from the Aviation Instructor''s Handbook. I was bogged down in the stale reading and making no progress till I was sitting waiting for the mechanic to finish work on a rental plane when an older gentlemen struck up discussion and when asked about my goals he told me about your programs. I loaded them onto my IPAD and went to work. I worked the sections individually and then, stacked them as I completed the next. Using al of the handy tools from flash card mode to the decks. The greatest advantage was not just memorizing the answers but, the reference backed up each question ( I love the commentary on the crazy FAA questions). This says that someone took time and really put together a good product with research beyond the books. In two weeks time, studying solely but reference to Dauntless I was smoking through the 438 question bank in about 15 minutes with 99% accuracy. I walked into the test center today and there was another student waiting to take the FOI. He had the appointment before me but, was hesitant to pull the trigger on his $150 exam. I took his time slot commenting confidently, " trust me, I won''t be long". In 9 minutes, YES, nine, I smoked the 50 question exam with %100. The guy behind me not so lucky. True story! Great program!

I use GroundSchool to study for all my FAA knowledge tests. What is great about the CFI app is that it gives you everything you need for the CFI knowledge tests. Initial CFI? You have the initial flight instructor test for your aircraft class and the Fundamentals of Instruction. Want to add on a ground instructor certificate? Practice that, too. Adding on another class? The app has lifetime updates and you can go back to it, update the content, and dive right back in. If you don't know what you plan to do in aviation, the lifetime update feature is worth its weight in gold.My results have been great on every knowledge test. i have yet to get a score lower than the mid-90s.To the previous reviewer who said that the app doesn't have the exact questions on the test, that's true due to changes the FAA has made. But GroundSchool teaches you how to approach questions, with mnemonics and an awesome explanation feature that teaches you how to think and how to approach any similar class of question, so you don't need to memorize the answers to be successful.

I have tried to use other applications to help me study for various FAA tests but they would have outdated questions or it would only be a final test and not help with the preparation of the test. I believe that the work that was put into this app but all the other apps that they have made is extremely well thought out and done in a fashion that makes it easy for the user to customize what they need to study for and what they are having trouble remember for the test. They also have amazing customer support for any questions that you have or any problems you have with the app. I would recommend this app to anyone who wants to study for an FAA test and be able to study anywhere at anytime.

I had used a competitor's web only product for my Commercial a couple years back and wanted something I could use offline for CFI. After buying a competitor's iPad app and realizing it was quite basic (read limited) a buddy told me about Dauntless. He had used Dauntless for Commercial/CFI/ATP and raved about it. After using it myself I was really impressed. The explanation for the answer to each question is very complete. The reason for the answer is very completely presented including the reference to the appropriate FAA text or rule, the steps to reach the solution etc. As a bonus, the presentation is in color which makes the whole process a bit easier. Highly recommended.

I just completed my Commercial rating and it was made easier thanks to this app. Also used it on the CFI FOI test so far too. I studied using the ASA books, and that was a great thorough study, but then added a few rounds of this app to prepare for the written. I got a score in the 90's with no problem. I really like the question stacks and the ability to get immediate explanations configured to display either all the time, or only when you get one wrong. It's a great package. I didn't really use the check ride prep one much, but I should before my CFI. For my CFI FOI test today and scored in the mid 90's as well, so you can bet I'll be using this for the FIA test as well.

Earned 3 stars because of the card stack feature and that it is mobile. I found the FOI information comprehensive and good. I had several issues with the FAI. At least 15% of the questions on the actual test were not part of the program. I had several issues with the program shutting down unexpectedly. There were questions with no answer options, 2 options or 1 option. The flagged questions would disappear and I would have to start over going thru nearly 1000 questions. The card stacking is a great function.... When it worked. I had several issues with the sort resetting itself unexpectedly. Disappointed. To say the least. I will look for a different app for next test.