Frequently asked questions

StratusLog is flight school operations software. It runs your schedule, your aircraft and instructor calendars, your digital flight logbook, your student training progress, and your invoicing — in one dashboard. Built for Part 61 and Part 141 schools, single-instructor operations to multi-aircraft fleets.

Yes. The Schedule view shows lanes for every instructor and aircraft side-by-side. Create a booking and StratusLog checks in real time for conflicts: aircraft already booked, aircraft down or in a blackout window, instructor double-booked or outside their availability, student double-booked. Each conflict comes with suggested alternatives.

The logbook captures every column that matters: date, student, instructor, aircraft tail, route, duration, landings, night, cross-country, sim instrument, actual instrument, solo, ground, dual, PIC, Hobbs, Tach, cost, payment status, and remarks. Show or hide columns with one click. Export anytime. Endorsements and stage-check sign-offs live alongside the entries.

You connect Stripe once. From there, every logged flight produces a Stripe invoice using the school's Dual / Solo / Ground rates (with per-student overrides if you need them). Invoices go out by email or SMS, paid status flips automatically when Stripe fires the webhook, and a one-click 'Resend Invoice' button sits on every unpaid row.

Yes. Every aircraft has live Hobbs and Tach meters. Each flight log captures Hobbs out/in and Tach out/in, which roll up into maintenance counters. StratusLog warns you when 100-hour inspections, annuals, or oil changes are approaching or overdue.

Each student has a certificate track (PPL, IR, Commercial, CFI, CFII, MEI, or Rental), a training stage (Pre-Solo, Solo, Cross Country, Checkride Prep, Checkride Ready, Needs Attention), three custom milestones, PPL and IFR maneuver checklists, and endorsement records. Hours roll up automatically from the logbook.

Google Calendar and Calendly for two-way schedule sync, and Stripe Connect for invoicing and payments. Email and SMS delivery for invoices and notifications are built in.

Yes, if the student has a phone number on file. The 'Send Payment Link' action creates a Stripe invoice and sends the payment link to the student by SMS. You'll see a 'Sent + CRM notified' confirmation.

Always. Before a booking saves, StratusLog checks aircraft availability, maintenance status, blackout periods, instructor availability windows, instructor blackouts, and student conflicts. If anything overlaps, you see the conflict and a list of suggested alternatives — different aircraft, different instructors, different times.

Yes. Set school defaults for Dual, Solo, and Ground rates, and override them on individual students when needed (discounts, special programs, partner deals). The logbook calculates each flight's cost from whichever rate applies.

Sensitive credentials like Stripe secret keys are AES-256-GCM encrypted server-side. Multi-school operators get isolated data per school via row-level security. Owners control who can see what via roles. You can export your data at any time.

Launch the web app at app.getstratuslog.com/login, run through the onboarding (add your school, your instructors, your aircraft, your first students), and log your first flight. Most schools are live the same day. Want a guided tour first? Request a demo and we'll walk you through it.