Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy for Fly Learn

Effective Date: April 9, 2026

1. OUR APPROACH TO COOKIES

Fly Learn (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure the reliability and security of our flight training and operations platform. By using flylearn.net, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

2. CORE UTILITY COOKIES (STRICTLY NECESSARY)

These cookies are essential for the operation of the platform and cannot be opted out of. They ensure:

  • Session Integrity: Keeping you logged in while navigating between lesson logs, aircraft schedules, and the LMS.
  • Security & Authentication: Verifying your identity to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive pilot data and certificates.
  • Billing Security: Supporting our payment processors (Stripe, Square, PayPal) in detecting and preventing fraudulent transactions.

3. PERFORMANCE & ANALYTICS

We use tools like Google Analytics to monitor how our platform is performing. This helps us identify bugs in the scheduling system or slow-loading course materials.

  • Data Collected: Anonymous usage patterns, device types, and browser versions.
  • Consent: By continuing to use the platform, you acknowledge our use of these tools to improve the flight training experience.

4. THIRD-PARTY DATA & INTEGRATIONS

Fly Learn integrates with several high-level service providers who set their own cookies:

  • Aircraft Management: To facilitate maintenance tracking and dispatching.
  • Payment Gateways: To ensure “PCI Compliance” and secure handling of credit card data.
  • Advertising Partners: We reserve the right to use targeting cookies (Google Ads, Meta) to reach new students and schools.

5. DATA PERMANENCE & “STICKY” PREFERENCES

To provide a seamless experience, we use Persistent Cookies to remember your aircraft preferences, school-specific branding (e.g., Little Rudder logos), and where you left off in your training syllabus.

6. MANAGING YOUR PREFERENCES

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. However, because Fly Learn is a complex web application, disabling cookies will break critical functionality, including:

  • The ability to book aircraft.
  • Accessing “Squawk” and maintenance logs.
  • Viewing protected training records.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Fly Learn LLC is not responsible for the cookie practices or data collection of third-party domains (e.g., external FAA links, YouTube-hosted training videos, or payment processors). Your interaction with those services is governed by their respective policies.

Why this is better for Fly Learn:

  1. Functional Justification: It explains why a pilot can’t just “turn off all cookies”—because they’d lose the ability to book a plane or see their records.
  2. Safety Focus: It frames cookies as a “Security and Authentication” tool rather than just a “Tracking” tool.
  3. Future-Proofing: It mentions “School-specific branding,” which supports your plan to market this to multiple flight schools (like Summit Ground vs. others).