01
Customer bookings
PAPER & WHITEBOARD
Phone tag, a paper diary, and voicemail after the office closes.
WITH SKYLINE
Students and members book the slot online. The day board shows what is free before they confirm.
How a flying day runs
Paper diaries vs the same-card loop.
Bookings, ramp check-in, Hobbs/Tach, lesson notes, and who collects the money — paper and whiteboard versus Skyline. No bake-off. No other product names.
02
Ramp check-in
PAPER & WHITEBOARD
A clipboard on the desk. Someone will type the times up tomorrow.
WITH SKYLINE
On the ramp, open the landing. Check-in takes seconds on a phone.
03
Hobbs/Tach math
PAPER & WHITEBOARD
Meter times in one book, then a calculator, then the invoice — if anyone finishes it.
WITH SKYLINE
Ending Hobbs and Tach calculate the billable time on the landing card.
04
Lesson notes
PAPER & WHITEBOARD
Debrief on a slip in a bag — if the covering instructor ever sees it.
WITH SKYLINE
Lesson notes sit on the same card as Hobbs and Tach, before anyone leaves the apron.
05
Who collects the money
PAPER & WHITEBOARD
Third-party voucher sites taking 15% to 25% of a trial flight.
WITH SKYLINE
Your school sets the price and collects the money — own account, cash, or card machine. Skyline takes 0% and is never the seller.
Same four beats — waitlist for SaaS, or talk to us.
Your school stays the seller. Skyline takes 0% of school sales. Software is billed by Paddle as Merchant of Record.