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ATPL(A) Book Bursary
Today, to celebrate World Pilots’ Day 2023, we’re announcing the launch of our first Book Bursary for aspiring commercial pilots. We’re excited to be able to offer 5...
New eReader platform for all devices
Padpilot theory for all devices. Student pilots can now get best-selling PPL(A) and ATPL(A) Padpilot theory content on any device – Apple, Android, PCs and...
How to become a pilot
Gathering information about how to become a pilot can feel like a complicated task at the beginning. This blog post is the place to start! Some professions have one training...
How to choose a flight school
Choosing where to enrol for pilot training is a big decision. It’s your dream -and a significant investment. So you want to get it right. From small, local flying clubs to...
3D model hosting platform, Sketchfab, turns ten
Sketchfab, the 3D model hosting platform, celebrated its tenth birthday this week. The web based platform is where we host the 3D models in our aviation theory ebooks....
2021 Competency Based Instrument Rating
The ATPL(A) theory syllabus had an update last year, and now it’s the turn of the Competency Based Instrument Rating syllabus (CBIR). So, we’re delighted...
Padpilot celebrates 200,000 downloads
This week we hit an exciting milestone. 200,000 Padpilot ebooks have now been downloaded! That’s a huge number of students who’ve read, highlighted, watched, grappled with,...
International Day of Education
Yesterday was the International Day of Education 2021, and if you’ve been following us for a while you’ll know we can’t pass up an opportunity to talk about...
Free Pilot Training Books
In 2023, there's not much in pilot training that's free. But we have three introductory books for aspiring aviators that'll help get you started with your aviation...
ATPL books EASA 2020 Syllabus
After two years in development, we’re excited to announce that our new ATPL(A) books for the EASA 2020 syllabus are now available for pilot training academies and...