Just a quick note to say how awesome your study tools are. I have used them to pass 3 FAA Instrument tests, The FOI test, and the commercial test. Every time I use your product, I walk in the testing center with great confidence. I always score within 2-3 points of what I am scoring on your practice tests. I especially like the different modes of studying. Getting immediate feedback on questions allows me to 'burn in' only the RIGHT answers. On the FOI test I scored 100% and did the test in 9 minutes! (after a couple weeks of studying of course) THANK YOU!

I wanted to thank you guys again. I used GroundSchool to prepare for my private written back when I took it, the result was 98 (1 mistake out of 60). I have recently used your software again to prepare for my instrument written, I'm afraid I did much worse (98, or two mistakes out of 60, twice as many as last time...).

I loved the software, I loved the results even more. It gave me the knowledge I needed to pass the test and the confidence I'm ready for it to enable me to think clearly.

I have been using Dauntless for my Private Pilot and A&P courses and it has helped immensely.

Don't get us wrong - even before this update, we had more in depth and illustrated explanations of FAA questions more than any other product, period, including all books and competing software products. Now, we extend our lead by upgrading this further - for example, our Private Pilot Test bank explanations now features over 600 illustrations (almost all in color) and other test banks have have almost as many and some even have more.

If you want to use our software to just 'cram' for the test, that's great - you can use it this way. However, if you really want to LEARN the material, please read through the explanations there.

Every new year brings reflection on the year past. Speaking broadly for the world as a whole, the previous year ended on a series of worrisome notes as, some would suggest, the chickens of previous years' economic overexuberances had come home to roost.

Speaking for Dauntless, while of course we have been affected by the overall global slowdown to some extent, that we make the best products of their kind out there gives us plenty of reason to be optimistic for the future - we have a series of exciting new releases planned for 2009 and we look forward to sharing these with you as they become available.

It's true that tough economic times provide convenient excuses to defer plans and dreams, and in the following I'm not at all trying to belittle those, and certainly there are many, who truly find themselves in dire straits. However, good times or bad, time moves on, and make sure that if your dreams include aviation, that you don't make excuses unnecessarily.

If anything, it's a great time to fly - aircraft fuel prices are now as low as they've been in recent memory and also, many believe, as low as they're likely to ever be again. While of course we don't want to pretend that flying or learning to fly is inexpensive, the cost must be weighed against the arguably much higher cost of never chasing after your dreams. Let's face it - an hour of flying probably costs the same or more as buying a single Playstation or X-Box game - but which will you remember more? Which will ultimately be the stuff of your dreams?

Maybe what I'm saying is this - don't let the current economic times cause you to lose sight of your dreams. Whatever your goal in aviation, it will take a bit of sacrifice, but it will be worth it.

I also suggest (humbly) that if you're not quite ready to start flying now, you can also get a head start on your training in the future and "keep the dream alive" by learning the stuff and studying using our relatively inexpensive software and other training materials. It's never too early to start, and it's something you can do even if you have the desire but winter weather keeps you grounded.

Happy New Year!

Dear Dauntless,

I love this software! My score was 98 on the real test. Wanting to expedite my progress I just kept testing on GroundSchool until I got at least 95 in four or five consecutive tries and then took the test and it was a breeze. Thanks for the best software!

Hi Guys, I love your software, I'd never be able to pass an FAA exam without studying your materials.

Hello Dauntless and thank you for such a great e-logbook! I love Safelog and recommend it every chance I get.