01 · WRITTENWritten Test Prep
Study exam-style questions, review clear explanations, and track your performance across every subject area until you're consistently exam-ready.
STUDY · PRACTICE · MEASURE
AVIATION MECHANIC CERTIFICATE
Pass your A&P and IA
like a professional.
The modern study system for the FAA General, Airframe, and Powerplant exams, built around efficient learning, measurable progress and consistent preparation with real exam-style questions, personalized oral prep, and an AI-graded mock oral.
// A STRUCTURED WAY TO STUDY
One study system, consistent progress.
"THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS UNFOUNDED CONFIDENCE" — M. ARIAS
01 · WRITTEN
02 · ORAL PREPPersonalized Oral Prep
Upload your written airman knowledge test report to receive an analysis and a focused study plan for the deficiency areas identified in your test report.
REVIEW · RECALL · PROGRESS
03 · MOCK ORALMock Oral
Complete a realistic typed mock oral, based on your test report and oral prep. Type your answers and receive a detailed examiner style AI evaluation.
EXAMINER STYLE MOCK ORAL · AI FEEDBACK
Free route assessment// NOT SURE WHERE TO START?
There is more than one route to your A&P.
Your experience, training, and military or civilian background can lead to different FAA requirements. Answer a few questions to see where you are now and what to do next.
// ALREADY HOLD YOUR A&P?
The next step: Inspection Authorization.
An IA lets you do annual inspections and approve major repairs and alterations for return to service. Before the FAA issues such a license, you need to pass a 50-question knowledge test. It's heavy on references and built around ADs, Type Certificate Data Sheets, Form 337, and Part 43.
// WHAT AN IA LETS YOU DO · 14 CFR 65.95
01 · ANNUALSPerform annual inspections
Sign off annual inspections and approve the aircraft for return to service.
02 · MAJOR REPAIRSApprove major repairs & alterations
Approve major repairs and major alterations for return to service on FAA Form 337.
03 · PROGRESSIVERun progressive inspections
Perform or supervise a progressive inspection under the conditions the FAA prescribes.
// ARE YOU ELIGIBLE? · 14 CFR 65.91
- 01
3 years as an A&P
Hold a currently effective A&P certificate, held for at least 3 years.
- 02
2 years active
Actively engaged in maintaining certificated aircraft for the 2 years before you apply.
- 03
Fixed base
A fixed base of operations with the equipment, facilities, and inspection data you need.
- 04
Pass the test
Pass the FAA Inspection Authorization knowledge test.
Once issued, an IA is renewed every 24 months, by March 31 of each odd-numbered year, with activity shown for each year (14 CFR 65.93).
// WHO BUILT THIS
Developed by professionals.
CHECKRIDE PREP was written and reviewed by a team of aviation professionals, military personnel, and academics.
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A&P Mechanics
02
Aerospace Engineers
03
Pilots & Military Aircrew
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College Educators & Veterans
The United States does not have enough aircraft mechanics — and the gap is expected to exceed 22,000 workers in 2027. Even with more people entering the field, ATEC projects the industry could remain short 10,000 certificated mechanics in 2035.
Readout · 2026
PROJECTED SHORTFALL · 2027
22,000+
mechanics the industry can't fill
STILL SHORT · 2035
10,000
certificated mechanics, per ATEC
NATIONAL MEDIAN PAY
$78,680
per year, BLS May 2024
TOP 10% EARN
$120,080
and above, per year
Hiring nowAmerican Airlines recently announced nearly 500 new aviation-maintenance jobs, including more than 385 licensed AMT positions. American Airlines Newsroom ↗
Delta TechOps · 2026
“Demand for talent is outpacing the candidate pool.”
Earn your FAA A&P certificate and become the mechanic the industry is already searching for.
Get certified. Get in.
*Workforce projections: ATEC 2025 pipeline report. Compensation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024 national wage data. Actual compensation varies by employer, location, experience, rating, and shift.
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