Using your product was the number one reason for passing my Instrument Airplane exam the first time with a score of 97%. Your software is the most inexpensive, yet is very flexible and "gets the job done!"

I had already used the [Royal Ripoff Competitor] online study, but at the end of that program was woefully unprepared for the written test. The first few sessions with my CFII rapidly surpassed any insight I gained from the [Royal Ripoff Competitor] course. So IMO the [Royal Ripoff Competitor] IFR course was a *complete* waste of money...

However, your software enabled me to pass the IFR written test with a 100% score in less than 90 minutes. I particularly like your approach to automatically raising/lowering questions in the priority stack. Combined with the ability to easily focus on particular study areas, this enabled me to invest more energy in areas where I needed extra study.

I used [RED-book competitor] for my private, but found your software much more flexible and up-to-date. Their explanations and structured outlines, however, are generally excellent.

FYI, in addition to your software, the other main tool that I used was the FAA Instrument Flying Handbook, plus some online searches for the questions noted above. When I finally got serious about grinding out the written, I studied several hours on most days for about three weeks, but am obviously happy with the results.

Overall I think you provide exceptionally good value. Thank you!

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 this year 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!

Results of written test: powerplant 97%. I am a student at a part 147 school at a community college. I studied with the app for about a week before the test. I understood most topics well from school. I used dauntless purely for the written test. Good explanations and questions were up to date.

The software works great! I have used Dauntless for all of my written exams, and passed each one! I recently used it to study for the flight instructor instrument helicopter exam. Thanks Dauntless!

Just wanted to say thank you for the awesome FAA test prep app you have put together. I took my FAA test on Dec 21st and there were no surprises. I was well prepared and it showed on my test score. Now I'm getting ready to try your oral exam app. I have to also give credit to my instructor for putting me on to your materials. Thanks Again!

I used the Dauntless software for my Private, Commercial, Fundamentals of Instruction, and CFI [Rotorcraft] tests. The lowest score I received on any of them was a 97%. There is truly no comparison out there."

We again thank those of you who have joined the Dauntless extended family by becoming our users and customers this year, and also again thank those of you who have been with us for longer. This has been an exciting year for us - we've accomplished much (though, as these things tend to go, never as much as we would have liked) and are excited about the year that awaits us after we return from our holiday hiatus (though fear not: our helpdesk and support services are still working more or less as usual over the holidays as our team has a rolling schedule of monitoring it remotely).

We especially thank those of you who have directed others to our website and products over the years--we hope to repay your trust by continuous improvement and upgrade of our products. Those of you who have been following us for a while know that we don't engage in flashy advertising - we spend our time making quality, reasonably priced stuff.

By the way - if you've put off studying for your written test or computerizing your pilot logbook, now might be a good time to start!

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!