Quality training applications can be hard to find for iOS devices. Sporty’s Pilot Shop has increased the number of good options with its new Instrument Rating Course app.

The app is designed to be a sort of one-stop-shop for everything needed to make it through the knowledge portion of instrument training. There’s more than 13 hours of video, animated maneuvers guides, knowledge test preparation, a training course outline, and interactive practical test standards.

Because the app is cloud-based, you can study for your knowledge test on your iPhone at lunch and watch video segments on your iPad at night.

Price: $199.99
Contact: www.sportys.com; Apple App Store

ASA Reader app

Three cheers for free and easy

Independent publishing house ASA has given student pilots a reason to celebrate with its new ASA Reader app. The iOS software puts all your ASA publications (and many others if they meet certain parameters) under one umbrella, making all your training books easy to find.

But the best part of the app is the free stuff that comes with it. The great introductory book, You Can Fly!, is automatically loaded. Users can then download more than a dozen practical test standards or ASA syllabi for free. Purchase any book from ASA and it’s automatically cataloged for easy viewing. You can then highlight, bookmark, search, and share all the great material.

Price: Free
Contact: www.asa2fly.com; Apple App Store