Tools

Explore concepts and practice your skills.

18 tools
Requires Instrument Rating
IFR

Approach trainer

IFR

Explore approach charts and practice following instrument guidance.

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Requires any paid module
Aerodynamics

Bank angle and stall speed

General

Change bank angle to connect load factor with stall speed.

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Requires any paid module
Cloud identification

Cloud explorer

WEATHER

Adjust temperature, dew point, cloud base, and layer thickness in an interactive cross-section.

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Requires any paid module
Wind

Crosswind component

General

Connect runway heading and wind to crosswind, headwind, and crab.

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Requires any paid module
Powerplant

Engine teardown

General

Explore an engine in 3D and connect each part to the four-stroke cycle.

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Requires Instrument Rating
IFR

Holding entries

IFR

Compare direct, teardrop, and parallel entries using practice holding clearances.

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Requires any paid module
Spatial disorientation

Illusions trainer

General

Compare what the airplane is doing with what your senses tell you.

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Requires any paid module
Airworthiness

Inoperative equipment

General

Work through inoperative-equipment scenarios with regulation links.

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Requires any paid module
Flight instruments

Instruments and failures

General

Compare flight instruments and see how pitot-static, electrical, and display failures change their indications.

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Requires any paid module
Magnetic compass

Magnetic compass errors

General

DVMONA, animated: deviation from the airplane and the iPad on the dash, variation on an illustrative map, magnetic dip, oscillation in rough air, the northerly turning error (North: roll out early, South: roll out late), and acceleration error (ANDS).

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Requires any paid module
PPL and CPL

Maneuver guide

PPLCPL

Watch maneuver phases and personalize targets for your airplane.

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Requires any paid module
Night flying

Position lights

General

View aircraft lights from different angles and identify traffic direction.

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Requires any paid module
Collision avoidance

Right-of-way simulator

General

Compare traffic scenarios and explain which aircraft must give way.

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Requires any paid module
Coordinated flight

Slip and skid trainer

General

Compare coordinated, slipping, and skidding turns. Connect the airplane and flight path with the turn coordinator, ball, and attitude indicator.

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Requires any paid module
Airport communications

Tower light-gun signals

General

Recognize steady, flashing, and alternating tower signals. Learn the ground and in-flight meanings, then test yourself.

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Requires any paid module
Airport operations

Traffic pattern trainer

General

Explore traffic-pattern legs, entry, turns, and wind correction.

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Free to use
Airspeed indicator

V-speed trainer

General

Connect your airplane's V-speeds to dial markings, then test your recall.

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Requires Instrument Rating
Navigation

VOR simulator

IFR

Change position and the OBS to understand radials, TO/FROM, and needle movement.

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