The free training logbook.
Built for student pilots.
Auto-logs every flight from your iPhone GPS. Tracks every Part 61 hour to your checkride. Community of students and CFIs in-app.
The free flight training logbook built for student pilots.
PilotBound auto-logs every flight from your iPhone's GPS, tracks every FAR 61 requirement on the path to your certificate, and connects you to other students and CFIs in-app.
Know where you stand. Every requirement, tracked.
Every flight you log ladders into the real FAR 61 (or Part 141) requirements for your certificate. Total time, PIC, solo, cross-country, night, instrument, approaches, landings, holds. See exactly what you've completed and what's left.
Private Pilot: 40 hrs total, dual + solo + XC minimums
Instrument Rating: 50 PIC XC + 40 instrument
Commercial Pilot: 250 hrs, complex/TAA, night XC
CFI & ATP: full ladder, endorsements, time-in-type
Milestones like first solo, first cross-country, and first night flight are detected automatically.
Train solo. Find your people.
A shared feed where student pilots post their milestones, drop their GPS tracks, and ask the questions you've been wanting to ask. CFIs show up with verified badges so you know whose advice you're reading.
Milestone posts
Auto-tagged when you hit a first solo, XC, or checkride
Verified CFI badges
CFIs answer with a badge so you know whose advice you're reading
Ask a Question board
Get answers from other students and CFIs across the country
Flight tracks in-feed
Share your GPS route map right alongside your post
Just fly. We record everything.
Hit "Start Flight" and put your phone away. PilotBound uses GPS to trace your entire route, detect flight phases automatically, and create a logbook entry when you land. Then replay your flight in 3D to debrief every maneuver.
- Automatic phase detection: taxi, takeoff, cruise, approach, landing
- Live altitude, speed, heading, and distance readouts
- 3D flight replay to debrief maneuvers and review your approach
- Works offline, syncs when you're back on the ground
Debrief every flight. In 3D.
After every flight, replay your entire route in 3D over real terrain. See your altitude profile, review your traffic pattern entries, and spot that turn you made too wide on downwind. It's the debrief tool your CFI wishes they had.
- Full 3D playback with altitude visualization over terrain
- Scrub to any point in your flight with playback controls
- Review pattern work, approaches, and maneuvers visually
- Share replays with your CFI for remote debriefs
Every flight, a card that travels.
After every flight, PilotBound renders a shareable card with your route map, hours, aircraft, and any milestone you hit. Drop it into your story, your feed, or a group chat. The artifact that leaves the app and brings other pilots in.
Two layouts
1:1 for feed posts, 9:16 for stories. IG, Snap, X, Messages
Route map included
Full GPS polyline with departure and arrival markers
Achievement banners
Auto-detected: first solo, first XC, first night, first FL100
Privacy-aware
Tail number and instructor name hidden by default
Questions student pilots ask before they download.
What is PilotBound?
PilotBound is the free flight training logbook built for student pilots on iPhone and iPad. It auto-logs every flight from your phone's GPS, tracks every FAR 61 hour on the path to your checkride, and connects you to a community of students and CFIs in-app. Built by a CFI for student pilots in primary training.
How does PilotBound track my training progress?
PilotBound maps every flight you log against the real FAR 61 (or Part 141) requirements for the certificate you're working toward. Total time, PIC, solo, cross-country, night, instrument, and landings each ladder into the checkride minimums, so you can see exactly what you've completed and what's left. Milestones like first solo, first cross-country, and first night flight are detected automatically.
Is PilotBound really free?
Yes. PilotBound is free for student pilots on iPhone and iPad. There is no subscription, no trial, and no paid tier required to log flights, replay them in 3D, track your Part 61 progress, or share with your instructor.
How does PilotBound log flights automatically?
PilotBound uses your phone's GPS to track your flight from taxi to shutdown. It detects flight phases automatically (takeoff, cruise, approach, landing) and creates a logbook entry the moment you park, so student pilots never lose a flight to a forgotten paper logbook.
Can I share my flights with my CFI or flight instructor?
Yes. After every flight you can share a flight card with your CFI in one tap. Your instructor sees the route, the 3D replay, and the key flight stats. No PDFs, no emails, no screenshots of your paper logbook.
Does PilotBound replay my flight in 3D?
Every flight is replayed in 3D. You can scrub through takeoff, pattern work, maneuvers, and landings to debrief exactly what happened. Most 3D flight replay tools are paid or pro-only. With PilotBound it is included for free.
Is PilotBound a good alternative to ForeFlight Logbook or LogTen Pro?
PilotBound and ForeFlight Logbook / LogTen Pro solve different problems. ForeFlight and LogTen are powerful logbooks for working pilots who already know how to log time. PilotBound is built for student pilots in primary training. It logs automatically, tracks every Part 61 requirement on the path to your certificate, and connects you to a community of students and CFIs. The logbook is one feature, not the whole product.
Which FAA certificates and ratings does PilotBound support?
PilotBound supports the full Part 61 (and Part 141) ladder: Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, CFI/CFII, and ATP. As you log flights, your hours, cross-country time, solo time, night time, and instrument time ladder into the FAA minimums for whichever certificate you're working toward. Milestones like first solo and first cross-country are detected automatically.
Can flight schools and CFIs use PilotBound?
CFIs can join the community with a verified CFI badge to answer student questions and see flights students share publicly. A direct student-instructor linking feature (where a CFI sees their own students' flights privately) is on the roadmap, not in the app today. Flight schools interested in early access for a student cohort can contact us directly.
Your next flight starts here.
Free for student pilots. No upsells. Just the app you wish you had on day one of training.
