For Designated Pilot Examiners
Stop cancelling checkrides
because of paperwork errors.
Full pre-checkride validation before students can even apply. Auto-generated applicant packages from real logbook data. School integration with batch scheduling. Know if a checkride is actually going to happen — before you drive to the airport.
Validated before scheduled. No surprises.
1,035 DPEs. 140,000+ checkrides a year. 20% of scheduled checkrides fail to start because of paperwork issues. That's 50,000 wasted slots — the equivalent of 50 full-time DPEs lost to preventable admin failures. The shortage isn't just capacity. It's waste. We're eliminating it.
The checkride problem everyone knows — and nobody's solved
National 2024 data via drs.faa.gov. Cancellations include unqualified applicants, missing endorsements, insufficient experience, and aircraft issues.
Five DPE tools exist. None solve the root cause.
PilExOS, Checkrider, Checkride Central, PilotCheckride, Checkrides.io — every one is a scheduling or booking tool. They move the phone call to a web form, but the student still shows up with unverified hours, missing endorsements, and manually totaled 8710s. TallyAero is the only platform where the DPE sees verified data from the actual logbook before the checkride is booked.
| Capability | TallyAero | PilExOS | DPE Waitlist | Checkrider | CheckrideCentral |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduling & booking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Connected to student logbook data | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Automated FAR eligibility validation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
| Readiness scoring from real flight data | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Cryptographically verified records | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Auto-generated applicant packages | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Bi-directional school linking | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Public intake URL for any student | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ | ✗ |
| Calendar sync (Google/Apple/Outlook) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Post-checkride review system | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free professional website (SEO-indexed) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free for all DPEs | ✓ | ✗ | Yr 1 | ✓ | $15/match |
Every platform above solves scheduling. None solve the reason checkrides get cancelled — unverified data in disconnected systems. TallyAero is the only platform where the DPE doesn't have to ask "show me your logbook" because the data is already verified.
Three systems. One truth.
Student logs flights. Currency, endorsements, and hours computed from real data.
Training records, stage checks, and CFI recommendations sync from the logbook.
You see it all — validated, packaged, ready. No guessing.
Data flows: Logbook → School → DPE. One entry, zero rework.
What No Other DPE Tool Has
The first complete DPE management platform. Not a scheduling widget — a full professional toolkit. Free.
Your Own Public Intake URL
Every DPE gets a unique URL (tallyaero.com/apply/your-name) where ANY student — TallyAero user or not — can submit a structured checkride package. No more email chains and phone tag.
Pre-Checkride Validation & Readiness Scoring
Full CFR eligibility check across all certificate types. A 0-100 readiness score from real logbook data — with per-requirement breakdown — tells you who's actually ready.
Auto-Generated Applicant Packages
8710 data, endorsements, aircraft airworthiness docs, knowledge test results, medical status — all pulled from the student's logbook in one tap. Nothing manually totaled.
Free Professional Website for Every DPE
Your profile is a Google-indexed professional page: bio, exam types, pricing, reviews, availability calendar. Students find you by searching "DPE near me." Zero maintenance.
Full Calendar with Google/Apple Sync
Schedule checkrides, signoffs, flight reviews, and personal blocks. Subscribe URL syncs to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook automatically.
Post-Checkride Reviews
Applicants rate their experience after the checkride. Reviews build your public profile and help students find the right DPE. You can respond to every review.
Checkride Day Brief — Sent Automatically
Configure once: meeting location, what to bring, what to expect, payment instructions. Every accepted applicant gets the same prep email — zero follow-up from you.
Free for Every DPE. No Catch.
No tier, no subscription, no feature limits. The more DPEs connected, the fewer checkrides get cancelled. We make money from flight schools, not you.
Everything Else You'd Expect — And More
Questions
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Your checkride pipeline starts here
Claim your free DPE profile. Get your own intake URL, professional website, calendar, and review page — all connected to the only logbook that validates applicant data before they show up.