fabianzweckinger / ecqb-ppl-trainer

Open source training platform for European Private Pilot License written in flask

ECQD PPL Trainer

• Self-hosted, open source, web-based training platform for theoretical questions pool of european private pilot licenses (ECQB).
• Multiple choice based quiz system.
• Every user has an account. The server supports unlimited users.
• Progress tracking for chapter, making progress visible.
• Server written in Python3 using Flask. Vue3 and Bootstrap5 used for frontend.

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Disclaimer

ECQB-PPL is an international question bank for private pilot licenses.
Up to 75% of the exam questions are published publicly by EDUCADEMY GmbH.
The question bank is protected by copyright and not included in this project.

Getting Started

The project does not include the question bank, but you can download it from https://aeroclub.at/ for example.
A script for the extraction of the questions and images is included in this project.

1. Make use python is installed. sudo apt install python3
2. Install python requirements. pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Download the ECQB-PPL files and copy them to /sourcefiles (names must match /util-tools/import_ecqbppl.py script).
4. Run /util-tools/import_ecqbppl.py to create /database/questions.json and /database/images.
5. The default user's username is "admin", password is "password". Change the default user's password in /database/users.json by using /util-tools/hash_password.py tool.
6. Change the SecretKey in config.ini.
7. Start the server. python3 app.py

Known Limitations

• The current implementation only contains the glider pilots license questions.
• Currently, the project's language is German. No translation library used.
• No user registration is planned.
• Passwords / usernames / question progress can only be edited in the database files.