DPE App replaces the binder. Applicant records, ACS-coded oral and flight grading, postflight debriefs, and one-click audit exports — all in an app designed around how a Designated Pilot Examiner actually works a test day.
From the applicant's first submission to the signed audit record, DPE App keeps the whole exam in one place.
Store certificate, aircraft, instructor, and scheduling details per candidate, with autocomplete on repeat fields and one-tap duplication for repeat applicants.
A structured knowledge/risk/skill question bank organized by official ACS codes, with pass/discuss/unsat grading and a built-in timer.
Task-by-task satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading organized by ACS area, with inline tolerances and its own flight timer.
A built-in, certificate-specific briefing checklist — PIC authority, disqualification grounds, and the rest — ready to walk through before every flight.
A one-tap summary of results — pass/fail outcome, total oral and flight duration, and every scored comment — ready to review with the applicant on the spot.
Generate a formatted Word document of the full checkride record for FAA audit purposes with one tap.
Drop in a submitted evaluation-request PDF or Word doc and DPE App reads it to pre-fill a new applicant record automatically.
A public web form where applicants submit their information before the checkride — you review and import it with one click. (Platinum)
Fees billed, paid, and owed per applicant, plus a statistics dashboard for pass/fail rates, commonly missed ACS codes, and monthly volume.
Every screen below is the actual app, in use.
Every question is organized by official Airman Certification Standards code, so nothing gets missed and every finding is traceable back to its source.
Each ACS area and task is laid out for quick satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading in the airplane, with the flight timer running alongside.
Pass/fail outcome, total oral and flight time, and every scored comment roll up into one summary — ready to walk the applicant through immediately.
Pass/fail rates, the ACS codes applicants miss most, and monthly checkride volume — plus a financial report of fees billed, paid, and owed.
Every checkride feature is included at every tier. Platinum adds online applicant intake and cloud backup across devices.
Everything you need to run checkrides, on one device.
Everything in Basic, plus online intake and cloud backup.
DPE App is currently issued directly by its developer — an active Designated Pilot Examiner. Request access below and you'll hear back personally to set up your 30-day trial and license key.
Request access and get your trial license within one business day.
Request AccessDPE App is built and tested for iPad, running as a Progressive Web App (PWA) installed to your home screen through Safari. It opens full-screen like a native app and works completely offline — no signal or Wi-Fi needed at the exam location.
Not yet. It installs directly from Safari as a home-screen app, which avoids App Store review delays and lets updates ship immediately. A native App Store version is a possible future addition.
Basic includes every checkride feature — applicant records, grading, debriefs, exports, financials, and statistics — running fully offline on one device. Platinum adds the online applicant intake form and automatic cloud backup with cross-device restore.
DPE App is in early release. Access is currently set up directly by the developer rather than through automated checkout — request access below and you'll be issued a trial license key personally, usually within one business day.
Yes. Every tier includes local backup and restore, so your data lives on your device with a manual export/import path regardless of tier. Platinum adds automatic, cross-device cloud backup on top of that.
Send a few details and you'll hear back directly to get set up.