Remote Pilot Ground School

Beyond impressed with the quality of this course. I never really leave App Store Reviews, but I wanted to take the time here because this course made my Part 107 prep beyond straightforward. I’m also happy that the course will be kept updated, since it’s easy to keep up to date with their flashcards and whatnot. I spent about 4 days working through the content for about 2-3 hrs per day, plus a day to review and take practice tests. Passed with a 93%. I’d say that a week of steady commitment would be both comfortable and produce similar results. Also a note to other hopefuls, the other apps I downloaded (won’t mention them here), had numerous inaccuracies and vague questions which didn’t reflect either the test format or content. This app, on the other hand, mirrored it near-exactly. And, while there were some frustrating questions that it asks you, the same is true for the actual exam. I know some people prefer to save money by simply using free online resources, but the cost of the course is equal to the cost of the exam, and the developers will offer a refund if you pass the course reqs and fail the exam. So, I don’t really feel as though it was all that uneconomical.

Half of the questions that are asked in this app by the time you get to them are not covered in the previous material you just go over. Also, when you miss a questions the explanations are not well written and most of the time are very hard to digest. A lot of acronyms are used without any explanation as to what they are unless you already have a working knowledge of weather. For $50, the explanations should have been written in far better laymen’s terms to be understandable. Also, in the very beginning before even purchasing this application I sent a question to the developer of the app and specifically mentioned “ground school” and Ed sent me an email back saying he didn’t know what application I was referring to. I replied that they only have one application that they have developed that has the words ground school in it and asked if he was going to answer my question. I never received a reply. Shame on me for going ahead and purchasing the app especially after being brushed off by their “support”. Look for another app unless you already have a working knowledge of weather and flight terminology.

I recently took and passed the FAA Part 107 Exam using this course as my study material. I was able to review all of the pertinent material in the course and then took several practice exams to get ready. After a few exams I used the cool feature that showed me my weak areas and went back to review and made up an exams of all the questions on those categories. By a couple days before my exam I could routinely score 93-97 on the practice exams. When I took my test I got an 88. There were probably 10ish questions that were nothing like the practice tests, but the material was in their course. Same for the questions I missed, I was able to go back and find the answers to everyone of them in the study guide. I like that this was cheaper than an online or in person instructor led course, and with it on my iPhone and iPad I could review it anytime I wanted. Highly recommend this app if you’re planning on taking the UAG/107 exam.