CBTA evaluation, simplified. The professional tool for flight instructors and evaluators — fast, accurate, and paperless.
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Three steps. No spreadsheets, no paperwork.
Set up the evaluation — trainee, aircraft, date and session type.
Mark observable behaviours and set How Often & TEM. The CBTA grade is calculated in real time.
Capture trainee and instructor signatures, and share a professional report in seconds.
Built from the ground up for ICAO/EASA competency-based training and checking.
Real-time grade using min(HOW MANY, HOW OFTEN, TEM). No spreadsheets.
Mark each OB per competency. HOW MANY is derived automatically from the proportion marked.
Grade both crew members independently, each with their own competency profile — plus a marked "sparring" partner who is not assessed.
Professional report in seconds with handwritten digital signatures from trainee and instructor.
Sessions sync automatically across all your iPads via iCloud. Private, no third-party servers.
All your sessions available on iPhone, always at hand without needing your iPad.
9 pilot competencies in both tiers. Instructor evaluation (IEC2–IEC5) in the Full version.
Set minimum grade thresholds per competency. Mark as Not Observable when not applicable.
Automatic daily/weekly backups, password-encrypted. Export and fully restore your sessions on a new device.
Lock completed sessions to read-only. Prevents accidental edits after sign-off.
Find any session by name, date, aircraft or registration. Multiple sort options.
English and Spanish. Follows device language or override in Settings.
Track grade evolution over time, averages and recurring weak areas for each student — plus a combined evolution report for one or several trainees.
Export a one-row-per-session logbook to CSV — open it in any spreadsheet for your own records and reporting.
Add general session comments and per-competency notes that carry straight through to the PDF report.
All data stored locally. No account, no backend servers, no analytics.
AviGrade implements the grading methodology exactly as defined by international standards.
Grading methodology as defined by EASA (AMC4 ORO.FC.231(d)(1), VENN model) — HOW MANY derived from OB ratios, HOW OFTEN and TEM as independent dimensions.
Designed to support Evidence-Based Training programmes under EASA regulations for AOC and ATO operators.
Aligned with ICAO's core competency framework and definitions used globally.
TEM outcome is a first-class input in the grade formula across all 5 levels: from Unsafe situation to Enhance safety.
Pilot competencies and Instructor competencies, each with their complete observable behaviour list.
Download and use the Lite version at no cost. Full comes with a 30-day free trial, then a single one-time purchase to keep it — no subscription.
A separate platform for flight schools, ATOs and training centres… Instructors evaluate on iPad with a school login, and everything syncs to a central dashboard you control.
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AviGrade is designed for any airline or ATO operating a CBTA or EBT programme. It is particularly useful for Type Rating Instructors (TRI), Type Rating Examiners (TRE), Line Training Captains (LTC) and Standards pilots who conduct regular competency checks.
One-time purchase, no subscription. You pay once to unlock the Full version and keep it forever.
Yes. Full comes with a 30-day free trial — every Full feature, no limits, for 30 days. When it ends, AviGrade simply continues as the free Lite calculator; your saved sessions stay and can still be exported. Unlock Full with the one-time purchase whenever you like — there's no subscription.
No. All evaluation data is stored exclusively on your device and, if enabled, in your private iCloud account. AviGrade has no backend servers and no access to your data.
Yes. The grade for each competency is calculated as min(HOW MANY, HOW OFTEN, TEM), following the EASA grading word picture (VENN model) in AMC4 ORO.FC.231(d)(1). The HOW MANY thresholds and the TEM outcome wording follow the same EASA framework.
Lite is a quick CBTA calculator for pilot competencies — nothing is saved when you close the app. Full unlocks session saving and management, instructor evaluation mode, two trainees per session, PDF export with signatures, iCloud sync, norms, backup and iPhone access. It is a one-time purchase with no subscription.
Yes, in the Full version. A single session supports up to two trainees. You can switch between seats during the evaluation, and each trainee gets their own independent competency profile, grades and signature on the PDF report.
Yes. The free Lite calculator runs on iPhone, so you can grade pilot competencies on the go. The Full version also runs on iPhone — iPhone access is included in the one-time purchase — and sessions created on iPad sync automatically via iCloud, so your saved records are always at hand.
AviGrade can create automatic backups daily or weekly, stored securely on your device and included in your iCloud backup. You can also trigger a manual backup at any time, export it as a file, and restore it later — useful when migrating to a new device.