Welcome to Tomato Planes. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Tomato Planes mobile application (the "App"). By downloading, installing, or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.
The App is operated by True Course LLC, a Florida limited liability company ("we," "us," or "our"). The App is provided for personal, non-commercial use. The first lesson is available at no charge; full access to the remaining content requires a paid subscription or a one-time purchase, as described under "Subscriptions and Purchases" below.
Educational Purpose Only
Tomato Planes is an educational study aid intended to help private pilot candidates and aviation enthusiasts learn ground school topics. The App is not a flight planning tool, not a navigation tool, and not for use in flight.
Not Affiliated With The FAA
Tomato Planes is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or any other government agency. References to FAA materials within the App are for educational purposes only. The FAA is the only authoritative source for current regulations, procedures, and certification standards.
The App is not an FAA-approved Part 141 pilot school, an FAA-approved Part 142 training center, an FAA-approved home-study course, or an FAA-approved ground school of any kind. The App has not been evaluated, accepted, or recognized by the FAA under 14 CFR Part 61, Part 141, Part 142, or any other FAA regulation, advisory circular, or training standard.
Not A Substitute For Flight Training
The App is supplemental study material. It is not a substitute for FAA-approved ground school, official FAA publications (including the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, the Aeronautical Information Manual, the Federal Aviation Regulations, and the Airman Certification Standards), or instruction from a Certificated Flight Instructor. You must consult official FAA materials and a Certificated Flight Instructor for actual flight training, knowledge test preparation, and certification.
Time spent using the App, lessons opened, sections completed, scores achieved, streaks accumulated, badges earned, or any other in-app activity does not count toward, and does not satisfy, any minimum knowledge, ground training, or flight training requirement for any pilot certificate, rating, endorsement, or privilege under 14 CFR Part 61 (including but not limited to §61.35, §61.51, §61.65, §61.87, §61.93, §61.97, §61.103, §61.105, §61.109, §61.125, §61.129, §61.183, or §61.187), Part 141, Part 142, or any other regulation, advisory circular, or training course standard.
No FAA Endorsement
The App cannot and does not provide any FAA endorsement under 14 CFR Part 61 or any other Federal Aviation Regulation. Nothing within the App, including but not limited to opening a lesson, completing a lesson, completing a section, completing a checkpoint, a score, a percentage, a badge, a streak, a progress indicator, a downloadable summary, or any other in-app result, constitutes or substitutes for:
- A pre-solo aeronautical knowledge test endorsement (14 CFR §61.87);
- A solo flight endorsement (14 CFR §61.87, §61.93);
- A solo cross-country endorsement (14 CFR §61.93);
- A knowledge test endorsement (14 CFR §61.35, §61.39, §61.103, §61.123);
- A practical test endorsement (14 CFR §61.39, §61.43);
- A flight review endorsement (14 CFR §61.56);
- An instrument proficiency check endorsement (14 CFR §61.57);
- A complex, high-performance, tailwheel, or high-altitude endorsement (14 CFR §61.31);
- A logbook endorsement of any kind described in 14 CFR §61.189 or FAA Advisory Circular 61-65 (current revision);
- A graduation, completion, or attendance certificate for any FAA-approved curriculum or any FAA-approved home-study course;
- A 14 CFR §141.55 stage check, end-of-course test, or graduation certificate; or
- Any other endorsement, certification, attestation, recommendation, or signature required by the FAA for any test, privilege, currency requirement, rating, or certificate.
Only a Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) who has personally trained you and personally verified your readiness may provide an FAA endorsement. An FAA endorsement is a physical or FAA-accepted electronic signature in your logbook, made by that CFI under their own certificate number and with their own expiration date, in accordance with 14 CFR §61.189 and the format guidance in FAA Advisory Circular 61-65 (current revision). The App does not, and cannot, produce, replicate, or substitute for that signature.
No Instructor-Student Relationship
Use of the App does not create a flight instructor and student relationship between you and True Course LLC, between you and Nicholas Repace, between you and any other individual who appears in or is identified within the App, or between you and any other person associated with the App.
True Course LLC is the App's operator. Nicholas Repace, who founded and operates True Course LLC, holds or may hold one or more FAA airman certificates, including a Flight Instructor Certificate. Neither True Course LLC nor Mr. Repace is acting in the capacity of a Certificated Flight Instructor when operating, distributing, marketing, or providing the App, and neither is providing flight instruction, ground instruction, recurrent training, or any form of pilot instruction to any App user through the App. No App user is a "student" of Mr. Repace or True Course LLC, within the meaning of 14 CFR §61.189 or otherwise, by virtue of downloading, installing, paying for (if applicable), or using the App.
Neither True Course LLC nor Mr. Repace is endorsing, recommending, vouching for, certifying, or attesting to the proficiency, knowledge, currency, fitness, character, or readiness of any App user for any purpose, including but not limited to any FAA knowledge test, practical test, checkride, certificate, rating, endorsement, privilege, currency requirement, insurance application, employment qualification, or any third-party determination.
If you require flight instruction, ground instruction, an FAA endorsement, or any other CFI service, you must engage a Certificated Flight Instructor directly, establish a real instructor-student relationship with that CFI outside of this App, and obtain any required endorsement directly from that CFI under their own signature.
Content Accuracy And User Verification
We make reasonable efforts to provide accurate content, but we do not guarantee that any information in the App is current, complete, error-free, or suitable for any specific purpose. Aviation regulations, procedures, charts, terminology, and standards change over time, and the App may contain errors, omissions, or out-of-date information.
You agree to independently verify any information you learn from the App against the most recent official FAA publications, including but not limited to the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25), the Airplane Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-3), the Aeronautical Information Manual, the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR), the Airman Certification Standards for the certificate or rating you are pursuing, and applicable FAA Advisory Circulars. You also agree to consult a Certificated Flight Instructor before relying on any information from the App for any flight, training event, knowledge test, practical test, certification, currency requirement, or other safety-related purpose.
Where the App's content and official FAA material disagree, the official FAA material controls.
Not For Use In Flight
Tomato Planes is for ground-based study only. Do not use the App while operating any aircraft. The App does not contain current navigation data, charts suitable for flight planning, weather information, or any other data suitable for in-flight use.
Subscriptions And Purchases
The first lesson is free. Continued access to the full course is offered through auto-renewing subscriptions (billed on a recurring basis, for example weekly, monthly, or annually) and, alternatively, a one-time "Lifetime" purchase that unlocks the content without recurring billing. The exact products, prices, billing periods, and any free-trial terms are shown on the in-app purchase screen before you buy, in your local currency.
Free trial. If a subscription is offered with a free trial, your access begins immediately and you are not charged during the trial period. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, the subscription automatically converts to a paid subscription and your payment method is charged. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited if you purchase a subscription before the trial ends.
Auto-renewal. Auto-renewing subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple ID account is charged the then-current price for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your subscription continues until you cancel.
Payment, management, and cancellation. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions are managed by Apple, not by us. You can view, manage, change, or cancel a subscription, and turn off auto-renewal, in your Apple ID account settings (Settings → your name → Subscriptions on your device, or via the App Store). Deleting the App does not cancel a subscription.
Price changes. We may change subscription prices. If a price increase requires your consent under Apple's rules, Apple will notify you and seek your agreement before the increase takes effect; otherwise the change applies at your next renewal. If you do not agree to a price change, you may cancel before it takes effect.
Lifetime purchase. The one-time "Lifetime" purchase is a non-consumable that unlocks the full content for the Apple ID that bought it, with no recurring charge. It can be restored on your devices using "Restore Purchases" in Settings.
Refunds. All purchases are processed by Apple and are subject to Apple's refund policies. We do not separately process payments and generally cannot issue refunds; refund requests are handled by Apple.
Restoring purchases. If you reinstall the App or use a new device with the same Apple ID, use "Restore Purchases" in Settings to re-activate your subscription or Lifetime purchase.
License To Use The App
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the App on Apple-branded devices that you own or control, for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Terms and the Apple Media Services Terms.
You may not (a) copy, modify, or create derivative works of the App; (b) reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the App; (c) remove any proprietary notices; (d) use the App for any unlawful purpose; or (e) use the App to develop a competing product.
Apple's Terms Apply
The App is licensed, not sold, to you for use only under the terms of Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement ("Apple EULA"), available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/. To the extent these Terms conflict with the Apple EULA, the more restrictive provision applies.
You acknowledge that Apple is not a party to these Terms, has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App, and is not responsible for any claim relating to the App. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.
Third-Party Services
The App uses Firebase, a service provided by Google, for crash reporting and anonymous analytics; RevenueCat for subscription and purchase management; and, if you are signed in to iCloud, Apple's iCloud to sync your progress across your devices. Your use of these services is also governed by the respective providers' terms and privacy practices. For details on what data is collected and how it is used, see the Privacy Policy.
Intellectual Property
All content in the App, including text, illustrations, animations, code, design, and the Tomato Planes name and logo, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Public-domain references to FAA publications and aviation terminology used for educational purposes do not constitute a claim of ownership over those underlying public materials.
You do not acquire any ownership rights in the App or its content by using it.
User Conduct
You agree not to:
- Use the App for any unlawful purpose;
- Interfere with or disrupt the App or any servers or networks connected to it;
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the App or related systems;
- Use the App in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair it;
- Use any automated means (including bots or scrapers) to access the App.
No Warranty
THE APP IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, OR THAT THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY CONTENT IS ACCURATE OR CURRENT, OR THAT YOUR USE OF THE APP WILL ACHIEVE ANY PARTICULAR RESULT, INCLUDING PASSAGE OF ANY FAA EXAMINATION OR ACQUISITION OF ANY PILOT CERTIFICATE OR RATING.
Limitation Of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE APP. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE APP WILL NOT EXCEED ONE U.S. DOLLAR ($1.00). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THESE LIMITATIONS, SO THEY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN FULL.
Indemnification
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claim, demand, loss, or damage, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms, your misuse of the App, or your violation of any law or third-party right.
Termination
These Terms remain in effect for as long as you use the App. We may suspend or stop providing the App at any time, with or without notice. You may stop using the App at any time by deleting it from your device. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination (including ownership, warranty disclaimers, liability limits, indemnification, and governing law) will continue to apply.
Changes To These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be communicated in a future app update. Continuing to use the App after a change means you accept the revised Terms.
Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. You and we agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Florida for any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the App, except where applicable consumer-protection law requires otherwise.
Severability And Entire Agreement
If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and the Apple EULA, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the App.
Contact
Questions about these Terms? Email support@truecourseapps.com.
Also see the Privacy Policy. Questions? support@truecourseapps.com