Pricing
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Pricing in context
The average private pilot license costs $15,000+. Pilot is $20/month — the cheapest line item on your training budget, available the moment you have a question instead of next lesson.
Renting the airplane runs $200–300 an hour. Pilot is $20/month — about 6 minutes of Hobbs time, for 30 days of unlimited questions on the ground.
A designated pilot examiner charges $800–1,500 to administer your checkride. Checkride Ready is $99 for 90 days of mock orals, custom study plans, and unlimited prep.
Included in every plan
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| Features | Free | Pilot | Checkride Ready |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messages per day | 10 | 100 | Unlimited |
| Knowledge base | Core FAA | Full (FAA, POH, AIM) | Full (FAA, POH, AIM) |
| Source citations | |||
| Chat history | 7 days | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| File attachments | |||
| Document uploads | Up to 10 | ||
| Mock oral exams | |||
| Checkride prep mode | |||
| Custom study plans | |||
| Priority speed |
FAQ
ChatGPT guesses from training data. Arien searches the actual FAA publications — PHAK, AFH, AIM, FARs — and builds answers from the retrieved passages. Every answer cites its source so you can verify. It also has live weather data and FAA chart supplements that ChatGPT doesn't have access to.
Arien has indexed the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (PHAK), the Airplane Flying Handbook (AFH), the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), relevant FARs, and select aircraft POHs. We're continuously expanding our knowledge base.
Arien cites its sources inline, so you can always verify. It's designed as a study companion — not a replacement for your CFI. Always cross-reference important information with official publications.
The Checkride Ready package is built exactly for that — $99 for 90 days of unlimited access with mock orals, custom study plans, and checkride prep mode. No subscription needed.
The Pilot plan is available monthly ($20/mo) or annually ($16/mo billed as $192/yr) — cancel anytime, no fees. Checkride Ready is a one-time $99 purchase for 90 days of access, no recurring charges.
Yes. All conversations are encrypted and isolated to your account using row-level security. We never share your data or use it for training.
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