Your certs fly in formation.
A Formation combines the Autopilot plans of two or more of your courses into one session that moves between them.
Each course keeps its own plan, and you can still study any of them on its own.
Multi-cert prep, in one sitting.
AWS triple-crown.
Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect, and SysOps Administrator at once? A Formation moves between their Autopilot plans in one session, so each one keeps moving.
Azure landscape.
Studying AZ-900 alongside AZ-104? Put both plans in one Formation and study them in the same sitting.
Career pivot, multiple paths.
Going for an AWS cert and a security cert? A Formation interleaves both plans, and every activity is credited to the course it belongs to.
One session for several plans.
Autopilot already keeps a study plan for every course you turn it on for.
A Formation puts two or more of those plans in one session and alternates between the courses, so you can make progress on all of them in a single sitting.
Nothing about the individual plans changes. Each course keeps its own Autopilot plan, its own progress, and its own credit. A Formation is a way to study them together, not a replacement for them.
When you only have time for one course, study that course's plan on its own. The Formation is still there next time.
How a Formation works.
Autopilot keeps a plan for every course you turn it on for.
A Formation studies two or more of those plans together.
Two or more plans
A Formation combines the full-course Autopilot plans of two or more of your courses.
One interleaved session
The Formation's plan moves between your courses in one session and shows which course each activity comes from.
Individual plans stay
Every course keeps its own plan. Study any course by itself whenever you want; the Formation doesn't replace it.
Study together or one at a time.
A Formation and its courses' own plans live side by side in Autopilot.
Pick whichever fits the day.
In a Formation
Two or more course plans in one session. Good for the days you want to keep several certs moving at once.
On its own
One course plan, studied by itself. Good for the stretch before an exam, or whenever one cert needs your full attention.
Formation. Then open the throttle.
Afterburner runs one course plan or a Formation with no session time limit.
Autopilot keeps planning as you go, so a long session keeps serving what you need next.
Open Afterburner from Autopilot and pick a course or a Formation. Study as long as you like; every activity still counts toward the course it belongs to.
Cruise. Formation. Full throttle. Same family. Same engine.
Your dashboard, with a Formation.
Formations appear in the Autopilot area of your dashboard next to your course plans. Open a Formation to see its combined plan, with the course behind each activity, or choose Study to start the session.
What you might be wondering.
Do I lose any control?
No. A Formation sits on top of your Autopilot plans; it doesn't replace them. You can still pause Autopilot for a course, change its target date, or adjust your daily target the same way you always could.
What if I want to focus on one exam?
Study that course's plan on its own. Each course keeps its own plan, and the Formation is still there when you want it again.
How many courses can fly together?
A Formation combines two or more of your full-course Autopilot plans.
Does Formation work with Afterburner?
Yes. Afterburner can run a Formation with no session time limit, and every activity is credited to the course it belongs to.
Where did Convoy go?
Convoy is now called Formation. Your saved sessions and links still work.
Two courses.
One session.
Every plan intact.
Studying for more than one cert?
Study your Autopilot plans together in a Formation.
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