Frequently asked questions

Flight Club Academy is an online aviation learning platform from Flight Club, which has been making animated aviation lessons on YouTube since 2014. It combines our animated lessons with interactive trainers and a Knowledge Exam, so student and recreational pilots can understand the theory, practise it and test themselves at their own pace.

No. The Academy is a training aid. It doesn’t replace an instructor, an approved course or official sources, and it isn’t approved by CASA, the FAA or EASA. The Knowledge Exam and its certificate are for personal learning and achievement. They aren’t an aviation qualification or evidence of operational competency. Always check current official material before you fly. See our Terms.

Most trainers teach principles that apply wherever you fly. A few are based on Australian regulations, procedures or reference material, such as VFR minima, radio procedures and aeronautical charts, and are marked with a kangaroo in the catalogue. They’re still useful elsewhere, but check the regulations and procedures in your own country.

A free account gives you 6 trainers, the Knowledge Exam, saved progress on your dashboard and achievement badges. Academy membership is A$5 per month (in AUD) and unlocks every trainer, including new ones as they’re released, with your progress saved as you go. It renews automatically each month until you cancel, which you can do at any time. Payments are processed securely by Stripe, so your card details never reach us.

You can cancel at any time from Billing in your dashboard. Cancelling stops future renewals, and you keep full access until the end of the period you’ve paid for. Refunds for unused time aren’t generally provided, except where the Australian Consumer Law requires them. See section 4 of our Terms.

Each trainer gives you a readiness score from 0 to 100, based on your results across its topics, lessons and tests, where it has them. It reflects how well you know the material, not how many questions you’ve answered. It’s a personal study guide. It isn’t a measure of readiness to fly or to sit an exam, or a formal assessment of competency. The three standalone trainers run separately and don’t currently save progress.

Yes. The Academy runs in your web browser on phones, tablets and computers, with nothing to install. A few trainers with detailed diagrams are easier to use on a larger screen.

Yes. AI development tools helped build the platform and its trainers, and sometimes suggested options along the way. Every decision, including what to teach, how to teach it and what goes in, is made by Flight Club, and all trainers, questions and explanations are reviewed by industry-qualified people before they’re published.

Please let us know. Use our contact form and include the trainer’s name and a description of what you saw. A screenshot is especially helpful. Every report is reviewed, and confirmed errors are corrected.