Last updated: July 30, 2026
FlightKit (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is a pilot training and flight-planning application. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and safeguard your information when you use FlightKit through a web browser, as an installed PWA, or through the FlightKit mobile app. By using FlightKit, you consent to the practices described in this policy. We never sell your personal information. On our website we use analytics and advertising-measurement tools — including a Meta (Facebook) advertising pixel and Microsoft Clarity session analytics — which are described in “Analytics & Advertising” below. The FlightKit iOS app does not load the advertising or session-recording tools at all; it uses only first-party product analytics and error monitoring, and does not track you across other apps or websites.
Training Aid Disclaimer: FlightKit is a supplemental training and reference tool. It does not replace official FAA publications (POH/AFM, AIM, FAR/AIM), a certificated flight instructor (CFI), designated pilot examiner (DPE), or approved training materials.
Always verify critical data — including V-speeds, weight & balance limits, performance figures, weather interpretations, and regulatory references — against your aircraft's POH/AFM and current FAA sources before making flight decisions.
AI-Generated Content: Responses from Kit, oral exam practice, and other AI-powered features may contain errors. These outputs are generated by large language models and should be treated as study aids, not authoritative sources. The pilot-in-command is solely responsible for all operational decisions.
Calculations & Performance Data: Weight & balance, takeoff/landing performance, density altitude, crosswind, and other calculations are approximations based on general POH interpolation methods. Always cross-check results against the specific charts in your aircraft's POH/AFM for the actual conditions of your flight.
Weather Data: Weather information displayed in FlightKit does not constitute an official weather briefing. Pilots must obtain a proper briefing from an approved source (1800wxbrief.com, Leidos FSS) before each flight per 14 CFR §91.103.
When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and a securely hashed password. Your password is never stored in plain text.
If you opt in to text messages, we collect your mobile phone number, your consent status, and a consent timestamp. This information is used solely to send the account and trial notifications described at the point of opt-in (for example, trial ending or payment issues). Providing a phone number is optional and never required to use FlightKit. You can withdraw consent at any time by replying STOP to any message.
You may store aircraft profiles (type, tail number, weight & balance data) and a home airport identifier. Tail numbers (N-numbers) can be linked to registered aircraft owners through the FAA registry; we treat this data as personally identifiable information. This data is stored to personalize your preflight tools and is never shared with third parties or other users.
We collect usage data within FlightKit (features used, quiz and study activity, AI message counts) to operate the service, enforce rate limits, and improve the app. Error reports — including browser/device metadata — are sent to Sentry, our error-monitoring service. Our website additionally uses third-party analytics and advertising-measurement tools; see “Analytics & Advertising” below for the full list and how to opt out.
If you grant your browser or device location permission, your location is used to find nearby airports and position maps; it is not retained on our servers or used for tracking. GPS flight tracks you record or upload (e.g., in Postflight) are stored with your account so you can review your flights. Weather and METAR data are otherwise fetched using airport identifiers you provide.
Flight logs, quiz scores, spaced repetition progress, oral exam session history, and study progress are stored in our database and associated with your account. This data is used solely to provide you with progress tracking and personalized study tools.
We use essential cookies for authentication (session tokens) and local storage for user preferences (theme, font size, selected aircraft). On our website, the analytics and advertising tools described in “Analytics & Advertising” below also set their own cookies and identifiers. The FlightKit iOS app sets no advertising cookies. You can disable non-essential cookies in your browser settings, though some features may not function correctly.
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, or Switzerland, we process your data under the following legal bases:
Your data is stored in a secure PostgreSQL database hosted on Neon in the United States; the FlightKit application is hosted on Vercel. Uploaded files and documents are stored on AWS S3 and Azure Blob Storage. We implement the following security measures:
While we implement reasonable security measures, no system is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your data.
FlightKit uses the following service providers to operate the app, each governed by its own privacy policy:
We also fetch aviation data from the following public sources. They receive standard web-request data (such as your IP address) but no account data:
We only share the minimum data required for each integration to function. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information for money. Note that our website’s Meta advertising pixel involves disclosing limited browsing activity for advertising measurement, which some privacy laws (including California’s) classify as “sharing” for cross-context behavioral advertising — see “Analytics & Advertising” above for how to opt out. The FlightKit iOS app does not do this.
Every provider listed above acts as a service provider to FlightKit under a data processing agreement or equivalent contractual terms. They may use what they receive only to deliver that service to us, and they are required to protect it to a standard at least equal to the one described in this policy. Our AI providers — Anthropic, Deepgram, and ElevenLabs — receive your content through their business APIs, which under their standard terms do not use it to train their models.
Before any of your content is sent to an AI provider for the first time, FlightKit asks your permission inside the app and shows you exactly what is sent and who receives it. If you decline, AI features stay off and the rest of FlightKit — weather, charts, checklists, logbook, and study — keeps working.
No mobile phone numbers or text-messaging opt-in data will be shared with or sold to third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent are shared only with our messaging platform providers as necessary to deliver the messages you requested.
With your explicit consent, FlightKit may collect interaction data to improve AI accuracy. This data is organized into two opt-in tiers, controlled in Settings → Data & Privacy:
Data is anonymized before model training — tail numbers, callsigns, and identifying information are stripped.
Raw audio is retained for 12 months, then downsampled or deleted. GPS tracks are deleted after 90 days unless you opt to retain them.
You can change your preferences or request deletion of all collected AI training data at any time. Disabling a consent tier immediately stops new data collection for that tier.
We retain your data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:
• Account data: Retained until you delete your account
• Phone number & SMS consent records: Retained while your consent is active; consent history is retained after opt-out as required to demonstrate compliance
• AI correction pairs: Retained indefinitely (anonymized — cannot be linked back to you)
• Raw audio: 12 months, then deleted or downsampled
• GPS tracks: 90 days (or until you request deletion)
• Q&A conversations: Retained until account deletion
• Usage & error data: First-party usage counters are retained with your account; error reports expire per Sentry's retention window (~90 days)
• Billing records: Retained as required for tax and accounting purposes, even after account deletion
Upon account deletion, your personal data is permanently removed within 30 days. Anonymized data that cannot be linked to you may be retained for analytical purposes.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you have the following rights:
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the email below. We will respond within 30 days (or sooner where required by law).
Your data is stored and processed in the United States. If you are accessing FlightKit from outside the US, you consent to the transfer of your data to the US. We rely on standard contractual clauses and appropriate safeguards for international transfers where required by law.
FlightKit is intended for student pilots and aviation enthusiasts aged 16 and older (or the minimum age for student pilot certificates in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or 16 in the EEA). If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
Our website uses the following third-party tools to understand how the site is used and to measure the performance of our advertising. They are loaded through Google Tag Manager and set their own cookies or identifiers:
The FlightKit iOS app does not load any of these advertising or session-recording tools. Inside the app we use only first-party product analytics and Sentry error monitoring. The app does not track you across other apps or websites, and therefore does not ask for App Tracking Transparency permission.
Your choices: you can opt out of these tools on the web by using your browser’s cookie controls or tracker-blocking features, by installing the Google Analytics opt-out add-on, and by adjusting your Meta ad preferences. Opting out does not affect your ability to use FlightKit.
Browsers send “Do Not Track” signals inconsistently and there is no agreed standard for honoring them, so FlightKit does not currently respond differently to them. To limit the website analytics and advertising tools described above, use the opt-out methods in that section or your browser’s tracker-blocking settings. The iOS app performs no cross-app or cross-site tracking in the first place.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date and, where required, notified via email or in-app notice. Continued use of FlightKit after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or have a privacy concern, please contact us: