Flight Test X20

Bottom line: the business model works if you use as instructed. The interface on IPad was a little rocky- graphics didn’t always load immediately and striking the hit box for the “next” and “previous,” commands was weirdly difficult. Hard to argue with results though, 100% score. Worth the price.

Sheppard Air is considered to be the gold standard for FAA knowledge test preparation by most pilots and instructors, and their newly redesigned Flight Test X20 app brings some welcome new features and improvements. The tried-and-tested Sheppard Air “study strategy” remains unchanged in this new app. What has changed, however, is the user experience while studying questions. The X20 app uses a new split-screen design, allowing you to simultaneously view the question/answer and the explanation or the relevant figure. I have found that this greatly improves studying efficiently, as you no longer have to click back and forth between the question, the figure, and the explanation to understand how to answer the question. Also new to this app is the ability to study with the iPad in landscape orientation. This is ideal for larger iPads, as it maximizes the available screen real estate. Having studied for knowledge tests using both the older Flight Test 5 and this new Flight Test X20 app, as well as other test prep books and software, I can confidently say that Sheppard Air’s X20 offers the best efficiency and value. It is without a doubt the best way to ace your next knowledge test.

Great update and very welcome with the new technologies implemented (split screen), no more going back and forth between question and figures. A few minor bugs still exist. You cannot share you’re results in landscape mode on iPad 11, but i have emailed shepperd. I have never tried a different test prep as ATP flight school swears by Shepperd air (and its free) and also for the CTP course ATP provides this for free. Following the study strategy helps a-lot, even though I employment my own habits as well. First time i took my ATP multi-engine practice test i got a 93% and have been scoring that since. Follow the guide!

I have used the Sheppard Air app on my iPad mini to study for 3 FAA written exams. The updated app is much better than previous versions. I will definitely continue using this app to study for any written exams in the future!

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First, Sheppard Air is absolutely the way to go for FAA written tests. But this version of the app is an absolute train wreck. A bizarre swipe interface to get from questions to figures, answer explanations that you can’t turn off, and several bugs in landscape mode. The old version had warts and could certainly use an update, but this one feels QA step was completely skipped.