The flight training app that tracks every dollar.
Projects your real cost to the certificate, tracks every dollar against it, and follows every FAR 61 hour to your checkride. All from your iPhone.
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Know exactly what comes next.
Your whole path to the checkride lives in the app, every step in order with the date you finished it. No more guessing what to do after the discovery flight or the first solo.
- Every step from your goal to the checkride, in order
- Check milestones off as you complete them
- Built from the same plan you start on the web
An honest range, not a fake number.
PilotBound projects what your certificate will actually cost and plots your real spend against it. Drag the pace slider and watch your finish date and total move.
- A projected range that refines as you log flights
- A cumulative-spend chart with a projection cone to your checkride
- Fly more often, finish sooner, pay less overall
Know before you run out.
Set a budget and PilotBound flags the exact month your projection crosses it, long before you get there. See your single most likely total, built up by category.
- We flag the month your projection crosses your budget
- Your most likely total and projected finish date
- Broken down by flights, ground, and one-time fees
Which airplane costs you most.
Every airplane you fly, ranked by cost, in your own numbers. See where the hours and dollars are really going, so you know when cheaper time is the smarter path to the certificate.
- Each tail number and type ranked by cost and hours
- Spot when a cheaper trainer finishes the rating for less
- Built from your real rates, not a national average
From first lesson to the airlines.
Your training is not one lump sum. PilotBound tracks each certificate as its own journey, PPL to ATP, so you know what your Private cost, what your Instrument is running, and what is still ahead.
- A separate cost and projection for every certificate
- Completed ratings keep their final number for good
- Switch between journeys without losing any history
Log a flight, your budget updates.
Log each flight in a few taps, pre-filled from the aircraft rate, and PilotBound updates your spend and projection on the spot. No receipts, no spreadsheet.
- Pre-filled from your aircraft and instructor rates
- Your spent total and projection update instantly
- Assign each flight to the right certificate
Questions student pilots ask before they download.
What is PilotBound?
PilotBound is the flight training app built for student pilots on iPhone and iPad. It projects what your certificate will actually cost and tracks every dollar against that projection, while it follows every FAR 61 hour to your checkride. You can also get a free, no-login estimate of your cost right now with our online estimator. Built by a CFI for student pilots in primary training.
How does PilotBound track what I am spending on training?
Every flight you log carries its cost, pre-filled from your aircraft and instructor rates, and PilotBound totals it against a live projection of your cost to the certificate. You see how much you have spent, how much is left, and where the money went across aircraft rental, instruction, and one-time costs like the written test and checkride fee. The projection gets sharper as you log real flights, so the number becomes yours instead of an average.
Can PilotBound track multiple aircraft and multiple certificates?
Yes. Each aircraft you fly keeps its own hourly rate, so a Cessna 152 and a Cirrus are costed correctly. Each certificate from Private through ATP is tracked as its own journey with its own cost, so you can see exactly what your Private cost and what your Instrument is running, without lumping it all into one lifetime total.
Does PilotBound track my FAA requirements and milestones too?
Yes. Every flight ladders into the real FAR 61 or Part 141 requirements for the certificate you are working toward, including total time, PIC, solo, cross-country, night, instrument, approaches, and landings. It supports the full ladder from Private Pilot to Instrument, Commercial, CFI, CFII, and ATP, and milestones like first solo and first cross-country are flagged automatically as you log flights.
How do I log my flights in PilotBound?
You log each flight in a few taps: pick the aircraft, add your hours, and PilotBound pre-fills the cost from your saved rates. From there your totals, FAR 61 progress, and cost projection all update automatically, so nothing slips through the cracks.
Can I share my progress with my CFI?
Yes. You can share a progress or milestone card in one tap, showing how far along you are or a milestone you just hit. Your cost stays private unless you choose to include it, and you control what each card shows.
Is my cost and training data private?
Yes. Your cost data is private by default and is never shown on your public profile. Shared cards show a milestone or your percentage toward a certificate, never your exact spend, unless you decide to add that yourself.
How is PilotBound different from ForeFlight Logbook or LogTen Pro?
They solve different problems. ForeFlight Logbook and LogTen Pro are powerful logbooks for working pilots who already know how to log time. PilotBound is built for student pilots, and it projects your cost to the certificate and tracks every dollar against it, which a logbook does not. The logbook is one feature, not the whole product.
Is PilotBound free?
Yes. PilotBound is free for student pilots on iPhone and iPad. There is no subscription required to log flights, track your cost to the certificate, follow your Part 61 progress, or share with your instructor.
Is the training plan free too?
Yes, completely. Build your plan with no login at all; it saves in your browser. When you want it on more than one device, a free account keeps it synced, and the PilotBound app picks up the same plan automatically. No subscription, no paid tier, no upsell.
Can flight schools and CFIs use PilotBound?
CFIs can join the community with a verified CFI badge to answer student questions and see what students share publicly. A direct student-instructor linking feature, where a CFI sees their own students' progress privately, is on the roadmap and 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. Build your plan on the web, then track every dollar and hour against it in the app, first lesson to checkride.
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