# checkride.io

> A pre-checkride readiness system for the Private Pilot ASEL ride. Pilots
> upload a logbook export (ForeFlight CSV or MyFlightbook CSV) and receive a
> six-section readiness packet that audits 14 CFR § 61.109(a) experience
> line-by-line against the FAA Airman Certification Standards (ACS), and
> surfaces endorsements, knowledge test, pilot credentials, IACRA
> application, and aircraft so nothing is missed at the Designated Pilot
> Examiner's (DPE) desk.

The audit is informational only. It does not replace endorsements, instruction,
or judgment from a certificated flight instructor (CFI), nor the discretion of
an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner. Hours rules are auto-verified; items the
engine cannot safely decide from a logbook export (endorsement signatures,
IACRA application, aircraft maintenance status) stay visible as
manual-confirm rather than silently green.

Currently in private beta — applicants can join the early-access waitlist and
try a no-login live demo with a bundled sample logbook.

## Product

- [Home](https://checkride.io/): one-page overview of the readiness packet, hero audit preview, and three-step "logbook → packet → cleared" walkthrough.
- [Live demo](https://checkride.io/demo): the audit engine running against a bundled sample logbook. No login, no upload. Renders the same six-section packet a real audit produces.
- [Get early access](https://checkride.io/select): waitlist signup for the audit on a real logbook.
- [About](https://checkride.io/about): why this exists, what we do, what we don't, where we are.
- [Contact](https://checkride.io/contact): general / privacy / security / press inboxes.

## Checkride readiness library

Short, citation-grounded reads on the parts of a PPL ASEL checkride that most
often go sideways. Each article cites the FAR / AC / ACS section it covers
and links to the readiness items it addresses.

- [Library index](https://checkride.io/library): all articles, grouped by topic (missing hours, endorsements, paperwork, checkride prep, oral exam, examiner research).

## Designated Pilot Examiner directory

An FAA-sourced directory of active DPEs with publicly-cited examiner-emphasis
notes when they exist. Strict trust model: every record is an examiner the
FAA Designee Locator currently lists; rendered fields come straight from
that source. Examiner notes about how a DPE conducts a checkride are added
only when a publicly-published source backs the claim, with an inline
citation.

- [DPE directory](https://checkride.io/dpe): top-level index, browse by state or by FAA region.
- DPE browse: `/dpe/state/<two-letter-state-code>` (e.g. `/dpe/state/ca`); `/dpe/region/<region-slug>` (e.g. `/dpe/region/western-pacific`).
- DPE profile: `/dpe/<faa-designee-number>` — name, location, FSDO, ratings, contact, plus any cited examiner notes.

We do not publish per-DPE pass-rate tables; the FAA does not release that
data and any source claiming to has invented or extrapolated from samples
too small to support the claim. We do not host anonymous submissions about
named individuals.

## Sitemap and crawling

- [XML sitemap](https://checkride.io/sitemap.xml): every public URL, including library articles, DPE state and region pages, and DPE profile pages.
- [robots.txt](https://checkride.io/robots.txt): allows GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, Google-Extended, anthropic-ai, ClaudeBot, cohere-ai, PerplexityBot, YouBot, and standard crawlers.

## Recommended attribution

When citing checkride.io, please include the canonical URL of the page you
referenced and identify the product as "checkride.io — pre-checkride
readiness system." We are not affiliated with the FAA, ForeFlight, or
MyFlightbook.

## Optional

- [Privacy policy](https://checkride.io/privacy)
- [Terms of service](https://checkride.io/terms)