Tower Drill

Tower Drill helps US student pilots practice ATC out loud before the next flight lesson.

BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO
Practice on the outer display, then unfold for a two-pane workspace. Keep the radio conversation beside your guidance and push-to-talk controls. Partially open layouts respect the hinge, including tabletop practice. Lesson briefings and your Logbook adapt too. Also available on iPhone and iPad.

If radio calls make you tense, Tower Drill gives you a private place to rehearse. Listen to a simulated controller, respond with push-to-talk, and get focused feedback on the runway, frequency, altitude, squawk code, hold-short instructions, and other details that matter.

Tower Drill does not stream live ATC or issue operational clearances.

START WITH THE HELP YOU NEED
• Listen & Shadow lets you hear both sides and repeat without a score.
• Training explains the call and shows the expected response.
• Coached gives you key items when you need a prompt.
• Solo removes the hints when you are ready to test yourself.

PRACTICE AT YOUR HOME AIRPORT
Choose from 577 US towered practice airports based on FAA data. Scenarios use runway and frequency references for the field you select, along with your aircraft details. Airport data is for training only; always verify current official sources before flight.

PREPARE FOR FLIGHT DAY
Check current weather and official airport sources, choose the operation you expect to fly, then rehearse its radio sequence as a clearly labeled simulation.

PRACTICE A LITTLE EVERY DAY
• Daily Drill gives you four calls in about two minutes, built from your recent misses, your weakest skill, and a quick review.
• An optional daily reminder skips days you've already practiced.
• Start a drill from Siri or Shortcuts.

LOG YOUR RADIO TIME
• Every clean call logs radio time, with more credit the less help you use.
• Earn ratings from Student Radio Pilot to Tower Ace. Meet the hours and milestones, then pass a short no-hints checkride.
• Stay radio current with three clean calls in any seven days, and collect a passport stamp for every airport you work.
• Your first solo on the radio earns a shareable shirt tail.

FOR FLIGHT SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTORS
• Instructors pick lessons, a support level, a minimum score, and a due date, then share the assignment by link or QR code.
• Students see assigned lessons at the top of their syllabus, and a lesson counts only when flown to the standard.
• Students send back a one-page PDF record, or a progress code that adds them to the instructor's roster.
• No accounts or school server: everything travels inside the link.

REVIEW WHAT YOU ACTUALLY SAID
• Tape Review replays recent transmissions beside the expected readback.
• Practice My Misses builds a short session around weak details.
• Taxi Trainer reinforces route order, runway crossings, and hold-short restrictions.
• Radio Skills and ACS Readiness show the areas you have practiced.
• A CFI-ready PDF summarizes progress for your instructor.

19 LESSONS, 104 SPOKEN DRILLS
Build from phonetics and first contact to taxi, takeoff, flight following, IFR, CTAF, and abnormal situations. Changing calls teach structure instead of one memorized script.

FREE TO START
The first 5 lessons and 24 drills are free. Instructor assignments are free. A one-time $8.99 Pro purchase unlocks the complete course, all 577 practice airports, Flight Day mission rehearsal, Radio Checkride, Commute Mode, and the CFI report. No subscription.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account, ads, analytics, or tracking. Speech evaluation happens on device. Practice recordings and transcripts stay on your device. Optional Apple Intelligence features use Apple's on-device system language model on supported devices; core guided lessons do not require it.

Tower Drill is an educational practice aid, not a substitute for a flight instructor, current charts and publications, regulations, or real ATC instructions.