13 subjects · 75% pass mark · no negative marking
Sample of a question bank written against the published EASA Learning Objectives. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or derived from EASA or the ECQB, whose contents are confidential. How these questions are made.
EASA / the ECQB mandate the content and scoring (MCQ, four options, one correct, 75% pass, no negative marking) but not the visual interface — so every aesthetic choice here is driven by usability research. The highlights:
The core e-exam interface study found interface preferences are individual and stable — there is no single optimum. It defines nine adjustable features (font size/face, colours, timer style, questions-per-page, alerts). So FlightDeck ships strong defaults but lets you adjust.
Abdel Karim & Shukur, Computers in Human Behavior (2016)Timer, question number, answered / unanswered / flagged state, and a jump-to navigator grid are on screen at all times — so you recognise your progress rather than having to recall it.
Nielsen's 10 Usability HeuristicsQuestion text is a sans-serif face at comfortable size, with line length capped near 64–68 characters and 1.5 line-height. On-screen reading research shows sans-serif + spacing reads faster, and lines beyond ~70 characters slow the eye.
Hojjati & Muniandy (2014); Nanavati & Bias (2005)All text clears WCAG 4.5:1 in both themes; correct/incorrect states use an icon and colour so they work for colour-blind users. Text scales to 200%+ without breaking.
WCAG 2.1 AA (1.4.3 / 1.4.4 / 1.4.11)One question per screen, nothing decorative competing with the item, and all primary actions in a fixed bottom bar within thumb reach — reducing extraneous cognitive load on mobile.
Mobile-learning heuristic evaluation (IJACSA, 2024)Study mode gives immediate layered explanations (summary → why distractors fail) and a confidence rating that schedules your next review; Mock mode mirrors the real ECQB (timed, marked at 75%, no feedback until the end). Patterns proven by UWorld, Anki, Quizlet and the leading ATPL banks.
Competitive UX analysis · Anki FSRS · UWorldFull source list delivered with this prototype.