Stay current. Stay sharp.
Do you FlyCurrent?
The only platform that measures what you actually remember — and keeps it from fading. Master the ACS, your own aircraft, and emergency procedures, from first written to ATP & CFI.
The FlyCurrent Thesis
The thinking behind FlyCurrent
Long-form, expert-bylined arguments on how pilots learn, forget, and stay sharp — the research and reasoning behind the FlyCurrent Score, spaced-repetition study, and everything we build.
Explore the thesis →Start here
Why aviation knowledge fades — and what to do about it
A physician and pilot reads the science of forgetting, and what it means for how we stay safe in the cockpit.
Read the thesis →The forgetting curve is undefeated
You passed the checkride. Then you started forgetting.
Forty years of research says the same thing: aeronautical knowledge fades within months of the checkride — and faster than anyone expects.
Your flight review every 24 months checks how you fly, not the depth of what you know. Nothing measures what you've actually forgotten — until now.
See the scienceKnowledge fades faster than stick-and-rudder.
Hendrickson et al., 2006
Under 50% retained without spaced review.
Andrews, 2005
All 27 skills decayed by 8–24 months — and pilots couldn't tell.
Childs et al., 1983 (DOT/FAA/CT-83/34)
Each review resets your memory and lasts longer than the last.
How it works
Study
Spaced-repetition sessions across the ACS, your aircraft, and emergency procedures.
Score
See what is current, what is fading, and where to focus next.
Stay current
Weak spots resurface before you forget them.
The FlyCurrent Score
FlyCurrent Score
One overall score · a breakdown across 7 ACS categories
Know exactly how current you are.
The FlyCurrent Score is a single 0–100 number for how much of your aeronautical knowledge is actually current — backed by a breakdown across all seven ACS categories. It climbs as you study and decays when you don't, so you always know what's sharp and what's fading before a checkride, a flight review, or your next flight.
Why it matters
Knowledge currency is invisible — until now. Your Score makes it measurable.
How it's used
Spot weak categories, focus your next session, and let instructors target real gaps.
Worth showing off
Earn a number you'll want on your profile — and that others will want to beat.
Everything in one cockpit
Far more than a question bank.
Explore featuresQuestion bank (8,700+)
FAA-aligned knowledge across every certificate on your path — from PPL to ATP and CFI.
Your aircraft
Systems, limitations, and emergency procedures for the airplane you actually fly.
Scenarios
Practice real decisions and judgment, not just isolated facts.
Pearls
Short, memorable teaching notes — hard-won wisdom from pilots and instructors.
Heritage
Build and extend a shared aviation culture — and learn the history that shaped how we fly.
Library
A connected reference layer linking every answer back to the source behind it.
Score & Profile
Your knowledge currency and credentials, together in one shareable place.
Community, Marketplace & News
Follow pilots, find instructor-built lessons, and track what changes how you fly.
Built for the whole flight deck
Pilots at the center — built for all of aviation.
Everything starts with the individual pilot. Instructors, flight schools, and manufacturers plug into the same currency layer.
Pilots & students
Drill the ACS, your aircraft's systems, and emergency procedures from one adaptive study loop.
For PilotsFor Instructors
CFIsAssign curricula, watch every student's FlyCurrent Score, and catch blind spots before the checkride.
Learn more →For Schools
Part 141 / 61Standardize ground school across cohorts and instructors — with readiness you can actually report on.
Learn more →For Manufacturers
OEMsKeep owners sharp on type-specific systems and emergency procedures across your fleet.
Learn more →Your pilot profile
Maya Chen
Private Pilot · Instrument student
318
hours
87
score
6
badges
Show the world your flying.
From the weekend $100 hamburger to the left seat — one profile for your ratings, hours, currency, and story. You choose what's public.
Career pilots → Show your credentials.
FAA-verified ratings, knowledge currency, and hours — presented cleanly, and exportable to your résumé.
GA & enthusiasts — most of us → Your passion, in one place.
Currency badges, your aircraft, your journey — and a network of pilots to follow and be found by.
Built for pilots, by pilots
Backed by experts. Founded by a physician-pilot.
Advisory board
Senior aviation voices guiding curriculum, safety, and standards.
FlyCurrent Experts
Instructors and senior aviators who vet our content and lend their experience.
Founder story
Built by a physician-pilot applying retention science to aviation knowledge.
First 1,000 pilots
Become a Charter Pilot.
Pro features at a founding rate, locked for life, plus a Charter badge on your profile — for the first 1,000 pilots who join.
Pricing
Start sharp. Stay current.
Basic $34.99 · Charter ★ $39.99 locked · Pro $59.99
Basic
$34.99/mo
14-day free trial
- FSRS spaced-repetition study
- Full FAA question bank, every cert type
- Info cards & searchable Library
- FlyCurrent Score & readiness
Founding · first 1,000
Charter
$39.99/mo
14-day free trial
- Everything in Pro
- Founding rate locked for life
- Charter profile badge
Pro
$59.99/mo
14-day free trial
- Everything in Basic
- Public web pilot profile + discovery
- See who viewed & followed you
- Advanced search & pilot compare
FlyCurrent for life
Go deeper. Stay sharp.
FlyCurrent for life.
Pass the first time — then keep your knowledge as current as your logbook, building real, lasting competence for as long as you fly.
Start your free trial
Sources: Hendrickson et al., 2006 · Andrews, 2005 · Childs et al., 1983