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AI Ground School Instructor

The Flight Instructor
That Never Clocks Out.

Every FAA handbook. Every regulation. Every chart supplement. Cited answers at any hour — powered by AI with deep aviation knowledge.

Trained on PHAK · AFH · AIM · FARs · POHs

Meet Your Instructor

It's 11 PM.
Your checkride is Thursday.

You just read something about density altitude that doesn't click. Your instructor went home hours ago.

Arien searches the actual FAA publications, finds the relevant passages, and explains them in plain English — with the source material right next to the answer.

Arien explaining an instrument approach with inline citations and the approach plate in the source panel

Real Questions, Real Answers

What pilots ask
at midnight.

These aren't hypotheticals. They're the questions student pilots actually ask — and Arien actually answers.

Your checkride is Thursday. Get the answers now.

What maneuvers are tested on the private pilot checkride?

The Private Pilot ACS covers these areas of operation: preflight, airport ops, takeoffs, performance maneuvers, navigation, slow flight, stalls...

Live weather data. Plain English translation.

Pull the METAR for KORD — is it VFR right now?

KORD is currently VFR. Winds 280° at 15kt gusting 25, visibility 10SM, few clouds at 4,500ft AGL...

1,200 pages of FARs. Understood in seconds.

Can a student pilot request entry into Class B airspace?

Yes, with limitations. Under 14 CFR §61.95, a student pilot may operate in Class B airspace with specific training and endorsements...

Understanding beats memorizing. Every time.

Why does my airplane keep turning left in slow flight?

Four left-turning tendencies are at work: P-factor, torque, spiraling slipstream, and gyroscopic precession...

Arien
What are the VFR cloud clearance requirements in Class E airspace?
Searching handbooks…

In Class E airspace, VFR cloud clearance depends on altitude1:

Below 10,000 MSL:

  • 3 SM visibility
  • 500 ft below, 1,000 ft above, 2,000 ft horizontal

At or above 10,000 MSL:

  • 5 SM visibility
  • 1,000 ft below, 1,000 ft above, 1 SM horizontal2

Show Your Work

Every answer
cites its sources.

Aviation doesn't do “trust me.” Neither does Arien.

Click any citation badge to open the source panel — see the exact regulation, handbook section, or AIM paragraph that backs the answer. Read it yourself. Verify everything.

No black box. No hallucination. Just the same references your CFI would point you to, found in seconds instead of hours.

Your Knowledge Base

Teach Arien
your airplane.

Upload your POH, training syllabus, or school's stage check guide. Arien reads every page, indexes every section, and remembers it all.

Ask about your V-speeds, your weight & balance limits, your school's requirements. Arien pulls directly from your documents and cites the exact section.

Generic AI gives you textbook answers. Arien gives you answers about your airplane.

Documents

C172S_POH_Rev3.pdf

Processed — 247 sections indexed
Uploaded
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1/10 documents
Arien
What's the Vfe for my Skyhawk?
Searching your documents…

Instructor

According to your C172S POH1, VFE (max flap extended speed) is:

  • 10° flaps: 110 KIAS
  • Full flaps: 85 KIAS
Sources
1. Your C172S POH — Section 5

The Source Material

Trained on the books
your CFI learned from.

PHAK

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

AFH

Airplane Flying Handbook

AIM

Aeronautical Information Manual

FARs

Federal Aviation Regulations

POH

Pilot's Operating Handbooks

Every answer is grounded in official FAA publications. Not internet forums. Not AI hallucination. The source material — cited and verifiable.

FAA Sources

Cited Answers

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