Waypoint
For student pilots

Know exactly what's left before your checkride.

Learning to fly is hard enough without also wondering where you stand. Waypoint reads your flights and tells you the next thing to do, keeps a private tally of what it's costing, and holds the record you'll show the examiner.

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Free through your Private Pilot certificate. Works on your phone.
Free through your PPL Your costs stay private FAA §61.109 accurate
Waypoint student dashboard
The Waypoint dashboard
The hard part of learning to fly

The flying is hard. Knowing where you stand is its own problem.

A certificate is dozens of flights, a written test, a stack of endorsements, and $15–20K spread over months. Most students keep a logbook, maybe a spreadsheet, and otherwise hope they're on track.

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“Am I on track?”

Your logbook shows hours. It doesn't tell you whether you've done the dual cross-countries or the long solo. Waypoint does that math.

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“What am I spending?”

The bill adds up fast and quietly. Most students don't have a running total until it's a shock. Waypoint keeps a private one.

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“What do I do next?”

It's easy to lose the thread between lessons. Waypoint always shows the one next thing to work on.

See your progress

Every requirement, worked out from your actual flights.

Log a flight and everything updates: the hours, the cross-countries, the night time, the solo work. You always know how close you are, without keeping a spreadsheet on the side.

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It names the next step in plain language, like “take on your solo cross-countries,” instead of a wall of numbers.
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You can see what's still missing for each requirement before your CFI flags it.
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Bring the hours you already have by importing from ForeFlight or MyFlightbook.
Waypoint 61.109 progress
Your §61.109 progress
Track your spend

Know what your certificate is really costing you.

A certificate is one of the bigger things you'll buy before a car, paid for a flight at a time. Waypoint keeps a running total, split between flying and fixed costs, so the number never sneaks up on you.

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A running total of every flight and fixed cost, by month.
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A flight-versus-fixed split, so you can see where the money goes.
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It's private. Your spending never shows up on your CFI's view or the examiner's.
Waypoint cost ledger
Your private cost ledger
Your path

From your medical to your certificate, one step at a time.

Waypoint always points at the next real thing to do, so you're not guessing between lessons.

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Get your FAA medical
Cleared to fly. The first thing in every pilot's logbook of decisions.
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Fly your first solo
The big one. When the airplane is yours alone, you'll get why pilots never forget this day.
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Take on your solo cross-countries
Plan it, fly it, own it, including the long one.
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Train for night and instrument flyingYou're here
New skies, and quietly some of the best flying you'll do all year.
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Pass your written and finish your hours
Spend a bit of time on the ground, then close the gap to the checkride.
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Pass your checkride and you're a Private Pilot ✈
Walk in prepared. You've earned every hour.
How it works

Getting started takes a few minutes.

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Sign up free

Make an account and import any hours you already have. Waypoint reads your current logbook.

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Log your flights

After each lesson, log the flight. Your progress and costs update on their own.

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Share with your CFI and DPE

Send a read-only link so your instructor can follow along and sign, and your examiner can review it on checkride day.

Why students

What you actually get.

Free to your PPL

No cost while you train

Waypoint is free the whole way through your Private Pilot certificate. No card to start.

Always with you

Built for your phone

You can log a flight at the FBO and check your progress from the ramp.

Yours to keep

One record that lasts

Your hours, endorsements, and progress live in one place, and it's the record you hand the examiner at the end.

A note from the founder

I built this during my own PPL.

I'm Sami. During my own training I had a spreadsheet for requirements, another tab for what I was spending, and a paper logbook for endorsements. Waypoint is the one place I wanted instead, the thing that just told me where I stood and what came next. I hope it makes your run at the checkride a little less confusing.

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Questions

Good ones to ask.

Is it really free?

Yes. Waypoint is free for student pilots the whole way through your Private Pilot certificate. No card to sign up.

Can my CFI see how much I'm spending?

No. Your spending is private. It never shows up on your instructor's view or the examiner's.

I already have hours in another logbook. Can I bring them in?

Yes. Import the hours you already have from ForeFlight or MyFlightbook, and Waypoint keeps the record from there, so you're not re-typing it.

What does my examiner see on checkride day?

You share a read-only link. Your DPE opens it in a browser, with no account and no app, and sees an as-of-date record of your progress and endorsements. Your costs aren't in it.

Does it replace my CFI?

No. It just keeps you and your instructor looking at the same thing. They can follow your progress and sign endorsements, and they're still the ones who decide when you're ready.

Is the FAA progress accurate?

It works your §61.109 requirements out from your actual flights and has been checked carefully. It's a tracking aid, so confirm anything important with your CFI.

Start your logbook

Your checkride, one step at a time.

Free through your PPL. Set up in a couple of minutes and bring your existing hours with you.

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Got it. I'll be in touch. Thanks for checking it out. — Sami