FAA Commercial Pilot Test Prep

I’ve used the Dauntless App for both Private and Instrument over the past year. Moving onto Commercial, I planned on continuing that pattern. This app is in need of significant upgrades. The app won’t pull from the update library. The audio feature will only download the sound files once updated. The update consistently fails both the normal update and the alternate update process, making the audio read back feature in accessible. I expect more from a $65 + $20 app.

While I passed the test, I didn’t even come close to the scores that I had in the Dauntless practice tests. I found that there were very few questions in the actual test that were found in the Dauntless Commercial test prep. While the software did prepare me to pass the test, I was shocked on how many questions were on the actual test that Dauntless did not prepare me to answer. I too found that support is extremely poor. I used Dauntless because it prepared me so well for my instrument rating, but that was years ago. If I were starting over, I would definitely procure the Sheppard Air product as it has a fresh and up to date database of questions and provides the same level of instruction as Dauntless.

It’s a great software that I’ve used for both my Instrument and Commercial, but their quote of “Actual FAA questions” isn’t true. So if you’re looking to download and just memorize and not learn the content this isn’t the app, I would suggest you use the app to learn the concepts from each question because only 3 out of 100 questions on the test were on dauntless.

Use Sheppard Air. I have used both and there is no comparison. Sheppard gets my students ready much faster and results in much higher test scores. Dauntless' staff is callous and difficult to access. They don't have a phone number to reach them with, and are generally slow to respond with an email. The opposite is true with Sheppard.

I have tried to use other applications to help me study for various FAA tests but they would have outdated questions or it would only be a final test and not help with the preparation of the test. I believe that the work that was put into this app but all the other apps that they have made is extremely well thought out and done in a fashion that makes it easy for the user to customize what they need to study for and what they are having trouble remember for the test. They also have amazing customer support for any questions that you have or any problems you have with the app. I would recommend this app to anyone who wants to study for an FAA test and be able to study anywhere at anytime.

Scored a 92% on my commercial pilot glider test! Although about 70% of the questions were on the real test it is safe to say that this software is great for learning the knowledge! Even though I came across a few unfamiliar questions you can still work through them with what you have learned through the practice questions! One example of these minor differences were if a question was asked and the answers were to be in fahrenheit on the practice software, on the real test they asked for the answer in Celsius. So on the practice test the answer would be (more than 68 degrees F) and on the actual test the answer is (more than 20 degrees C) Little things like that! But all in all would definitely recommend for anyone looking to study for the commercial pilot glider test!

I have used Dauntless applications for airplane private pilot, instrument, commercial, instrument and advanced ground instructor and airplane Cfi and they are by far the best products on the market in my opinion-I will continue to use them as I go forward for CFII and multi engine- I took the actual FAA commercial airplane test today in Allentown Pennsylvania and I scored an 89% and a large part of that credit goes to this effective application- I used the app almost daily and I updated twice a week to make sure I have the latest content and it all apparently worked very well- The convenience of having this tool available at all times can not be over stated

I took my knowledge test today and got a 83 %. I walked into the testing center feeling fully prepared as I had been using this app to study for months. On the practice test I would consistently score in the 90% range. When I sat down and started the test I quickly realized I had never seen most of the questions. Out of the 100 questions on the test I went back through and counted there were 15 that were similar to what I had seen on this app. The other 85 questions were completely new to me. The only reason this isn’t a one star is I enjoy the dauntless interface and the way you can select different modes and question stacks. Some final thoughts for anyone reading this, I use Dauntless because the school I attend requires that we use it for a grade. I have had the vast majority of my professors and Flight Instructors tell me to use Sheppard Air if I want to do good.

First of all, I love these study guides and have used them to pass both my private and instrument written tests. However the iPhone app doesn't work. Works on iPad flawlessly but the questions glitch on the iPhone. I'll be studying on the iPad from here on.

I felt so confident when I went into the testing center bc I had been getting mid 90s on all the practice tests. I took about 6 tests and then continued to just study the questions I got wrong multiple times. I basically memorized all the other questions. Out of 100 questions there were maybe 30 on the test that I had seen before for the commercial airplane test. They have a section of 55 questions on physiology and psychology and none of the questions on the test were remotely the same! Before I took the test I could rip through 100 random questions in the test prep in about 20 mins. I knew I was in trouble when I literally didn’t recognize any of the answers or questions. Total waste of time and honestly a lot of money bc now I have to wait to retake my test... yeah. I didn’t pass.