Ground School
FAA Test Prep, Pilot Training
Free · In-App Purchases
Featuring expert knowledge from an award-winning FAA flight instructor, Ground School will teach budding pilots everything they need to know for their FAA written test and beyond.
By combining years of teaching know-how with cutting edge CG animation, informative video demonstrations, and more, Ground School is more than an app that teaches you how to fly — its gives you the knowledge you need to Fly Your Best, whether you're a complete novice or more experienced pilot.
By following this FAA pilot knowledge course, you'll learn much more than is needed to pass an FAA written test. In fact, we guarantee you will pass that test and go on to be a better, safer pilot, too.
Ground School users can look forward to:
・ Engaging videos that show you the things you need to know, perfect for visual learners.
・ Get the Pilot Perspective — Every video is filmed as if you are the one flying so there are no surprises when you're in the cockpit.
・ More than 1,000 questions that form unlimited practice tests so you know exactly what to expect when taking your FAA exam.
・ Cutting edge CG animations that help illustrate concepts that will help you understand the material in front of you.
・ The Pilot Proficiency dashboard that distills all of your interactions with Ground School into a single screen showing areas where you are strong as well as others that need work.
・ Get your endorsement to take the FAA Knowledge Test directly within Ground School.
・ And much more! Ground School is in active development and is always improving to give you the very best shot at not only passing exams, but being safe in the skies, too.
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more → Show badges on home screen course tiles when new or updated content is available inside each course
→ Visual design refresh on the "What's New?" and release notes screens
→ Lesson screen layout improvements when showing tall/narrow figures alongside text on narrow screens
→ Fix certain types of text formatting not rendering correctly in course content, such as underlines and links
→ Fix alignment of bulleted and numbered lists in course content at non-default text sizes
→ Fix background syncing of progress data getting stuck when a large backlog of changes builds up on a slow connection
→ Fix the app icon badge and the launch content update notice counting updates for courses you've never opened
→ Internal fixes and error reporting improvements
→ Update course seed data
Previously:
→ Fix the "View Recent Content Updates" menu button not working when tapping from certain screens
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.5.11 10 Aug
→ Fix the "View Recent Content Updates" menu button not working when tapping from certain screens
→ Fix a potential crash on the search screen when using larger accessibility text sizes
→ Internal fixes and error reporting improvements
Previously:
→ You can now return to your recent search query after tapping a search result, and resume right where you left off
→ The home screen now remembers your last used tab when returning from a course
→ You can now ask Siri to open the app by saying "TFP" or "The Finer Points" in addition to "Ground School"
→ Fix certain search queries with acronyms being incorrectly rejected as invalid
→ Fix searches for queries with special characters that would have previously resulted in an "invalid query" message
→ Fix an issue where it wasn't possible to cancel search input after tapping the search field
→ Fix slowdowns and hangs on the course, chapter, and test prep screens, most noticeable on macOS
→ Fix a rare case where a full-screen background image could fail to load, leaving only a solid color
→ Fix a potential crash when editing an endorsement request after a failed submission
→ Reduce peak and idle memory usage
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.5.10 20 Jul
→ You can now return to your recent search query after tapping a search result, and resume right where you left off
→ The home screen now remembers your last used tab when returning from a course
→ Fix certain search queries with acronyms being incorrectly rejected as invalid
→ Fix an issue where it wasn't possible to cancel search input after tapping the search field
→ Fix slowdowns and hangs on the course, chapter, and test prep screens, most noticeable on macOS
→ Fix a rare case where a full-screen background image could fail to load, leaving only a solid color
→ Fix a potential crash when editing an endorsement request after a failed submission
→ Reduce peak and idle memory usage
→ Internal fixes and error reporting improvements
Previously:
→ You can now ask Siri to open the app by saying "TFP" or "The Finer Points" in addition to "Ground School"
→ Fix searches for queries with special characters that would have previously resulted in an "invalid query" message
→ Restore missing resource links in Learn More screen on post-lesson questions
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.5.9 7 Jul
→ Fix searches for queries with special characters that would have previously resulted in an "invalid query" message
→ Fix potential crashes related to background data access
→ Internal fixes and error reporting improvements
Previously:
→ You can now ask Siri to open the app by saying "TFP" or "The Finer Points" in addition to "Ground School"
→ Restore missing resource links in Learn More screen on post-lesson questions
→ Improve performance when signing in and syncing large amounts of progress data
→ Improve performance and fix a potential crash during background syncing of progress data
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.5.8 20 Jun
→ You can now ask Siri to open the app by saying "TFP" or "The Finer Points" in addition to "Ground School"
→ Fix a potential crash when simultaneously installing content updates and changing offline content download selections
→ Fix a problem where interrupted offline content downloads could fail to resume in certain situations
→ Improve instructor tip layout to better show the photo background and fix footer text size
→ Internal fixes and error reporting improvements
Previously:
→ Restore missing resource links in Learn More screen on post-lesson questions
→ Fix a problem where deleting and reinstalling the app could leave it in an inconsistent sync state
→ Improve performance when signing in and syncing large amounts of progress data
→ Improve performance and fix a potential crash during background syncing of progress data
→ Fix a rare problem that could prevent course content from being restored after a database error
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.5.7 13 Jun
This is a bug fix release, including:
→ Restore missing resource links in Learn More screen on post-lesson questions
→ Fix a problem where deleting and reinstalling the app could leave it in an inconsistent sync state
→ Improve performance when signing in and syncing large amounts of progress data
→ Improve performance and fix a potential crash during background syncing of progress data
→ Fix a rare problem that could prevent course content from being restored after a database error
→ Internal fixes and error reporting improvements
→ Update course seed data
Previously: Major overhaul of offline content downloads!
→ Choose exactly which content to keep offline with granular selection of courses, chapters, and features
→ Enjoy faster downloads, automatic retry on connection problems, and automatic resumption of previous partial downloads.
→ You can now use the app while downloads run in the background, and even be notified if downloads are interrupted.
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.5.6 1 Jun
This is a bug fix release, including:
→ Improve performance when signing in and syncing large amounts of progress data
→ Fix a bug where the last endorsement request date label on the test prep summary screen could show placeholder text for users who had never requested an endorsement (thanks Jonah)
→ Fix a potential crash during background syncing of progress data
→ Fix a bug where resuming a paused oral test would return to the first briefing page instead of where you left off
→ Fix a bug where certain types of search results were not tappable
→ Restore missing resource links in Learn More screen on post-lesson questions
→ Improve performance and eliminate hangs on macOS when scrolling content
→ Internal fixes and error reporting improvements
Previously: Major overhaul of offline content downloads!
→ Choose exactly which content to keep offline with granular selection of courses, chapters, and features
→ Enjoy faster downloads, automatic retry on connection problems, and automatic resumption of previous partial downloads.
→ You can now use the app while downloads run in the background, and even be notified if downloads are interrupted.
Also:
→ Speed up background preloading of media content during normal use
→ Fix a bug on macOS where the notification permission switch in Preferences could re-enable itself immediately after being turned off
→ Fix potential crashes on the home, course, and offline content download screens after a manual course content update
→ Fix a potential crash on the lesson screen when rapidly navigating between pages or questions
→ Improve background syncing of progress data
→ Internal performance and accessibility improvements
→ Update course seed data
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.5.5 18 May
This is a bug fix release, including:
→ Fix a bug where resuming a paused oral test would return to the first briefing page instead of where you left off
→ Fix a bug where certain types of search results were not tappable
→ Restore missing resource links in Learn More screen on post-lesson questions
→ Improve performance and eliminate hangs on macOS when scrolling content
→ Internal fixes and error reporting improvements
Previously: Major overhaul of offline content downloads!
→ Choose exactly which content to keep offline with granular selection of courses, chapters, and features
→ Enjoy faster downloads, automatic retry on connection problems, and automatic resumption of previous partial downloads.
→ You can now use the app while downloads run in the background, and even be notified if downloads are interrupted.
Also:
→ Speed up background preloading of media content during normal use
→ Fix a bug on macOS where the notification permission switch in Preferences could re-enable itself immediately after being turned off
→ Fix potential crashes on the home, course, and offline content download screens after a manual course content update
→ Fix a potential crash on the lesson screen when rapidly navigating between pages or questions
→ Improve background syncing of progress data
→ Internal performance and accessibility improvements
→ Update course seed data
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.5.4 15 May
This is a bug fix release, including:
→ Fix a bug where resuming a paused oral test would return to the first briefing page instead of where you left off
→ Fix a bug where certain types of search results were not tappable
→ Restore missing resource links in Learn More screen on post-lesson questions
→ Improve performance and eliminate hangs on macOS when scrolling content
Previously: Major overhaul of offline content downloads!
→ Choose exactly which content to keep offline with granular selection of courses, chapters, and features
→ Enjoy faster downloads, automatic retry on connection problems, and automatic resumption of previous partial downloads.
→ You can now use the app while downloads run in the background, and even be notified if downloads are interrupted.
Also:
→ Speed up background preloading of media content during normal use
→ Fix a bug on macOS where the notification permission switch in Preferences could re-enable itself immediately after being turned off
→ Fix potential crashes on the home, course, and offline content download screens after a manual course content update
→ Fix a potential crash on the lesson screen when rapidly navigating between pages or questions
→ Improve background syncing of progress data
→ Internal performance and accessibility improvements
→ Update course seed data
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.5.3 12 May
Major overhaul of offline content downloads!
→ Choose exactly which content to keep offline with granular selection of courses, chapters, and features
→ Enjoy faster downloads, automatic retry on connection problems, and automatic resumption of previous partial downloads.
→ You can now use the app while downloads run in the background, and even be notified if downloads are interrupted.
Also:
→ Speed up background preloading of media content during normal use
→ Fix a bug on macOS where the notification permission switch in Preferences could re-enable itself immediately after being turned off
→ Fix potential crashes on the home, course, and offline content download screens after a manual course content update
→ Fix a potential crash on the lesson screen when rapidly navigating between pages or questions
→ Improve background syncing of progress data
→ Internal performance and accessibility improvements
→ Update course seed data
Previously:
→ Introducing Search! By popular demand, you can now search lesson and chapter content across all courses.
→ Fix locked chapter buttons not responding to taps
→ Fix a potential crash when reporting errors in the background
→ Internal updates to support upcoming features
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.5.2 4 May
Major overhaul of offline content downloads!
→ Choose exactly which content to keep offline with granular selection of courses, chapters, and features
→ Enjoy faster downloads, automatic retry on connection problems, and automatic resumption of previous partial downloads.
→ You can now use the app while downloads run in the background, and even be notified if downloads are interrupted.
Also:
→ Fix potential crashes on the home, course, and offline content download screens after a manual course content update
→ Fix a potential crash on the lesson screen when rapidly navigating between pages or questions
→ Improve background syncing of progress data
→ Internal performance and accessibility improvements
Previously:
→ Introducing Search! By popular demand, you can now search lesson and chapter content across all courses.
→ Fix locked chapter buttons not responding to taps
→ Fix a potential crash when reporting errors in the background
→ Internal updates to support upcoming features
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.5.1 29 Apr
Major overhaul of offline content downloads!
→ Choose exactly which content to keep offline with granular selection of courses, chapters, and features
→ Enjoy faster downloads, automatic retry on connection problems, and automatic resumption of previous partial downloads.
→ You can now use the app while downloads run in the background, and even be notified if downloads are interrupted.
Previously:
→ Introducing Search! By popular demand, you can now search lesson and chapter content across all courses.
→ Fix locked chapter buttons not responding to taps
→ Fix a potential crash when reporting errors in the background
→ Internal updates to support upcoming features
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.5 28 Apr
Introducing Search! By popular demand, you can now search lesson and chapter content across all courses.
Also:
→ Fix locked chapter buttons not responding to taps
→ Fix a potential crash when reporting errors in the background
→ Internal updates to support upcoming features
→ Update course seed data
Previously:
→ Adjust written test prep question selection to reduce chance of repeat questions in certain situations
→ Better show test prep question marked/unmarked status
→ Fix problem opening resource links from Chapter Reviews on macOS (thanks Imran)
→ Fix blur effect on chapter search result cells on macOS
→ Improved handling of low disk space and disk write errors
→ Fix potential crashes related to unreadable databases and download errors
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.4.4 8 Apr
Introducing Search! By popular demand, you can now search lesson and chapter content across all courses.
Also:
→ Adjust written test prep question selection to reduce chance of repeat questions in certain situations
→ Better show test prep question marked/unmarked status
→ Fix problem opening resource links from Chapter Reviews on macOS (thanks Imran)
→ Fix blur effect on chapter search result cells on macOS
→ Improved handling of low disk space and disk write errors
→ Fix potential crashes related to unreadable databases and download errors
Previously:
→ Question screen design update to make more room for question content and emphasize the "Learn More" button
→ Fix a potential crash when opening a course after content changes
→ Fix a potential crash after completing an offline download
→ Fix potential crashes during sign-out and course data updates
→ Fix a potential crash on the Proficiency screen when course content changes
→ Fix a memory leak on the course selection screen
→ Fix memory leaks in menu and sign-in screens
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.4.3 24 Mar
Introducing Search! By popular demand, you can now search lesson and chapter content across all courses.
Also:
→ Improved handling of low disk space and disk write errors
→ Fix potential crashes related to unreadable databases and download errors
Previously:
→ Question screen design update to make more room for question content and emphasize the "Learn More" button
→ Fix a potential crash when opening a course after content changes
→ Fix a potential crash after completing an offline download
→ Fix potential crashes during sign-out and course data updates
→ Fix a potential crash on the Proficiency screen when course content changes
→ Fix a memory leak on the course selection screen
→ Fix memory leaks in menu and sign-in screens
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.4 20 Mar
→ Question screen design update to make more room for question content and emphasize the "Learn More" button
→ Fix a potential crash when opening a course after content changes
→ Fix a potential crash after completing an offline download
→ Fix potential crashes during sign-out and course data updates
→ Fix a potential crash on the Proficiency screen when course content changes
→ Fix a memory leak on the course selection screen
→ Fix memory leaks in menu and sign-in screens
Previously:
→ Add tips from Jason sprinkled throughout the course content
→ Automatically exit full-screen mode after a correct answer on Tap Target questions
→ Fix course tiles stretching too tall on the home screen in some cases on large screens
→ Fix potential crash when opening the app following a background content update
→ Fix potential crashes when course content is updated in the background
→ Fix a potential crash on the Office Hours screen
→ Fix a potential crash on the Test Prep screen when subscription status changes
→ Fix a potential crash when rendering certain text content
→ Update course seed data to include Flight Review mini-course
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.3.4 23 Feb
→ Fix potential crashes during sign-out and course data updates
→ Fix a potential crash on the Proficiency screen when course content changes
→ Fix memory leaks in menu and sign-in screens
Previously:
→ Add tips from Jason sprinkled throughout the course content
→ Automatically exit full-screen mode after a correct answer on Tap Target questions
→ Fix course tiles stretching too tall on the home screen in some cases on large screens
→ Fix potential crash when opening the app following a background content update
→ Fix potential crashes when course content is updated in the background
→ Fix a potential crash on the Office Hours screen
→ Fix a potential crash on the Test Prep screen when subscription status changes
→ Fix a potential crash when rendering certain text content
→ Update course seed data to include Flight Review mini-course
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.3.3 18 Feb
→ Automatically exit full-screen mode after a correct answer on Tap Target questions
→ Fix course tiles stretching too tall on the home screen in some cases on large screens
→ Fix potential crashes when course content is updated in the background
→ Fix a potential crash on the Office Hours screen
→ Fix a potential crash on the Test Prep screen when subscription status changes
→ Fix a potential crash when rendering certain text content
→ Update course seed data to include Flight Review mini-course
Previously:
→ Add tips from Jason sprinkled throughout the course content
→ Fix potential crash when opening the app following a background content update
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.3.2 11 Feb
→ Add tips from Jason sprinkled throughout the course content
→ Fix potential crash when opening the app following a background content update
Previously:
→ Resume from last playback position for Office Hours recordings
→ Hide progress display for courses that haven't been started
→ Show only the test prep type (written or oral) relevant to the selected category (Ground or Flight) on the main course screen
→ Improve upon-launch handling of Apple ID credential revocation
→ Fix subscription screen sizing on iPad
→ Fix a crash on launch for users upgrading from very old app versions
→ Fix a couple potential crashes when resuming from background
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.3.1 4 Feb
→ Add compatibility for running on macOS on Macs with Apple Silicon
→ Add tips from Jason sprinkled throughout the course content
→ Fix potential crash when opening the app following a background content update
Previously:
→ Resume from last playback position for Office Hours recordings
→ Hide progress display for courses that haven't been started
→ Show only the test prep type (written or oral) relevant to the selected category (Ground or Flight) on the main course screen
→ Improve upon-launch handling of Apple ID credential revocation
→ Fix subscription screen sizing on iPad
→ Fix a crash on launch for users upgrading from very old app versions
→ Fix a couple potential crashes when resuming from background
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.2.4 16 Jan
→ Resume from last playback position for Office Hours recordings
→ Hide progress display for courses that haven't been started
→ Show only the test prep type (written or oral) relevant to the selected category (Ground or Flight) on the main course screen
→ Improve upon-launch handling of Apple ID credential revocation
→ Fix subscription screen sizing on iPad
→ Fix a crash on launch for users upgrading from very old app versions
→ Fix a couple potential crashes when resuming from background
Previously:
→ Automatically skip downtime at the beginning of Office Hours session recordings
→ Improve animation sync for lesson progress bar
→ Under-the-hood updates to lesson screen, polishing the transition between lesson and study questions
→ Fix lesson resumption suggestion (starting from last viewed lesson part)
→ Fix a potential crash on launch for older devices with low memory
→ Fix an issue with push notifications when using the app on a new device restored from backup
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.2.3 17/12/2025
Introducing Office Hours! Join us for weekly live Q&A sessions with Jason, and watch or read notes from our session archives. Also:
→ Automatically skip downtime at the beginning of Office Hours session recordings
→ Improve animation sync for lesson progress bar
→ Under-the-hood updates to lesson screen, polishing the transition between lesson and study questions
→ Fix lesson resumption suggestion (starting from last viewed lesson part)
→ Fix a potential crash on launch for older devices with low memory
→ Fix an issue with push notifications when using the app on a new device restored from backup
Previously:
→ Fix overly-transparent top bars when running on iOS 26
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.2.2 20/10/2025
→ Introducing Office Hours! Join us for weekly live Q&A sessions with Jason, and watch or read notes from our session archives
→ Fix overly-transparent top bars when running on iOS 26
Previously:
→ New home screen with redesigned course selector
→ Fix a potential crash on the new home screen
→ Fix a potential crash when manually updating course content from server
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.2.1 05/10/2025
→ Introducing Office Hours! Join us for weekly live Q&A sessions with Jason, and watch or read notes from our session archives
→ New home screen with redesigned course selector
→ Fix a potential crash on the new home screen
→ Fix a potential crash when manually updating course content from server
Previously:
→ Fix recent content update notes being shown too frequently after launch
→ Discontinue support for iOS 15 (6.0.43 and following will require iOS 16 or greater)
→ Avoid showing courses as "started" if you've only completed lessons shared with another course
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.2 17/09/2025
→ New home screen with redesigned course selector
Previously:
→ Fix recent content update notes being shown too frequently after launch
→ Discontinue support for iOS 15 (6.0.43 and following will require iOS 16 or greater)
→ Avoid showing courses as "started" if you've only completed lessons shared with another course
→ Switch to standard iOS close button on menu screen
→ Loading screen design tweaks
→ Internal updates
→ Update course seed data
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
6.1 28/08/2025
→ Show badges on home screen course tiles when new or updated content is available inside each course
→ Visual design refresh on the "What's New?" and release notes screens
→ Lesson screen layout improvements when showing tall/narrow figures alongside text on narrow screens
→ Fix certain types of text formatting not rendering correctly in course content, such as underlines and links
→ Fix alignment of bulleted and numbered lists in course content at non-default text sizes
→ Fix background syncing of progress data getting stuck when a large backlog of changes builds up on a slow connection
→ Fix the app icon badge and the launch content update notice counting updates for courses you've never opened
→ Internal fixes and error reporting improvements
→ Update course seed data
Previously:
→ Fix the "View Recent Content Updates" menu button not working when tapping from certain screens
If you enjoy the app or find it helpful on your aviation journey, please help us out by leaving a review in the App Store. Or contact us any time with your feedback at support@learnthefinerpoints.com.
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