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For
years, pilots have studied for their checkrides,
interviews, type ratings, and transitions by using
flashcards. AirCards are computerized versions series
of such flashcards and are available for a variety
of aircraft. The AirCards interface is fast and
customizable - allowing you to maximize your study
efficiency. Each AirCards set is written by professional
pilots and instructors.
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Meet the
Lead Author: John Guerrero
John
is a Captain / Check Airman (ATP) with a major US
Commercial Airline, currently flying the A319/A320.
He is an FAA Private-Commercal-Instrument rated
Certified Flight Instructor and has over 22,000
flight hours over 30 years of flight experience,
including 24 years as a U.S. Air Force pilot.
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AirCards
Author: James (Jim) Holbert
Jim Holbert began flying in 1973 and served in the
U.S. Army and U.S. Coast Guard as Pilot-in-Command
of aircraft ranging in size from the OH-58A helicopter
to the HC-130H four-engine turboprop. He holds the
FAA certificates of ATP in multi-engine airplanes
and helicopters (with several type ratings), and
CFII in single- and multi-engine airplanes.
Jim's career includes work as a simulator and flight
instructor, and as a pilot in the airline, corporate,
charter, and fractional ownership segments of the
aviation industry.
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Software
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AirCards is available for both your PC and your PocketPC / Windows Mobile PDA. These are downloaded and installed separately from one another. Make sure you choose the one that is correct for you.
You are welcome to download the software, FREE, right now, and try it out! Pricing information is available by clicking on the 'Buy Now' button next to the aircraft you are interested in.
Ready
to Register? 
Click here to order an unlock
code via electronic delivery
Our
small company greatly appreciates all registrations. |
| Q. |
Who
is this software for? |
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This
software is for any pilots who need to learn aircraft
systems for a checkride, simulator-ride, type rating
course, and so forth. Basically, this software has
all the advantages of learning with traditional flashcards
and adds to this many advantages that computerization
can offer. It's great for, for example, memorizing
limitations (V-speeds, and the like). |
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How
much does it cost? |
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The
price varies by aircraft, but it is very reasonable.
For the prices, see the AirCards
order page. When you buy AirCards, you buy a
single-user, nontransferable license to one aircraft.
You can of course buy more than one, but each one
must be purchased separately.
The
prices for the aircraft vary not only because of
the differing amounts of specialized expertise that
went into creating each bank, but also because the
size and scope of the banks varies as well. Some
are fairly comprehensive systems reviews, while
others are more quick limitations and key systems
memorization aids. To make sure that you're happy,
the best thing to do is to download the demo version
of AirCards for the aircraft you are interested
in and try it. Remember, each demo version has about
5% of the total number of questions enabled. Registering
/ Unlocking / Buying (they all mean the same thing)
unlocks the remaining 95% of the questions.
When
you purchase AirCards, unless otherwise authorized
by us, you are purchasing a single-user, nontransferable
license to the software. We offer free lifetime
updates AND we let you install this on more than
one machine (for example, your desktop and your
laptop) as long as you promise that it is for your
own PERSONAL study and use only. In exchange for
these generous terms, we ask that you hold up your
end of the bargain by directing your friends and
colleagues to purchase their OWN copy of AirCards.
We hope you can find this to be fair. |
| Q. |
I
need to memorize key limitations for my checkride
/ simulator ride / recurrent training / etc. |
| A. |
AirCards
titles are broken down into chapters. In general,
most have chapters that have such key memory items
there.
AirCards
is a memorization machine! One of the whole points
and strengths of the software is how it helps you
memorize such things as quickly and painlessly as
possible. |
| Q. |
What
about airline or company specific flows, checklists,
memory items, and so forth? |
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The
AirCards downloads you see above are written for
individual AIRCRAFT, NOT individual companies. They
are for the most part systems trainers, not procedures
trainers (though for the GA and bizjet aircraft,
there are a number of procedural questions where
they are appropriate and generic).
However,
the base software of AirCards is VERY CAPABLE of
teaching airline or operator specific information.
We can help you provide custom versions of Aircards
to your pilots very competitively--this includes
access to our online web-based flashcard editing
tool that will allow you to manage your content
online and have participating pilots be able to
update it seamlessly through the software's built
in features. We handle it all - this is not pie
in the sky talk - a comprehensive system is ready
NOW to handle your needs in this area.
It's
a very capable and easy system, but it's a bit too
much to describe here. If you're interested in having
us make a company-specific version of AirCards for
you, please contact us via the "contact"
link at left and we will tell you more personally. |
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When
are the rest of the listed aircraft coming out? |
| A. |
Soon!
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| Q. |
On
What computers does AirCards run? |
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AirCards
runs on PCs running all modern versions of MS-Windows
- that is, everything Win95 through WinXP and beyond. |
| Q. |
What
happens if I see an error in AirCards? |
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For
the unlikely but always possible case where there
is an error in AirCards, there are links inside
the program that let you quickly report the suspected
problem to the author responsible for that aircraft.
The issue will be looked into. If a change or clarification
is made to the content, it is possible to update
your aircards using the built-in 'self-update' feature.
Yes, updates are always free to registered users.
Always trust the POH/AFM as
the definitive source of information for any aircraft.
Verify all information provided by AirCards against
an authoritative source prior to flight in your
aircraft. |
| Q. |
The
Aircraft I want is not listed... |
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Sorry
- we'll add more aircraft over time, but we can
only do what we can.
That
said, we are always interested in working with pilots
in developing new versions of AirCards. If you think
you can develop similar high quality content for
an aircraft not listed here, please contact us via
the contact link at left and let us know about it.
We're always looking for good authors. |
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Help! |
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For
technical, pre-sales, and customer support, please
contact us via our Helpdesk.
There, you will also find a FAQ more suited to technical
issues relating to the software.
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Thank
you for your interest in AirCards. Tailwinds! |
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