The Flights module is the operational monitor for active and recently completed flights. It functions as a live status board, giving you an immediate view of which flights are currently in progress, which have been completed, and which may need follow-up attention.
Flights is not designed to be a full aircraft history or a billing record. It is focused on the present and the recent past, helping you stay on top of what is happening right now and resolve any issues that arise during operations.
Who uses Flights
The Flights module is designed for aerodrome administrators and flight instructors who need to monitor live flight activity:
- Administrators who oversee daily operations and need to know which flights are active, which have landed, and which may have incomplete close-outs
- Flight instructors who monitor student pilot flights and need to verify that training flights are progressing as expected and are being completed properly
Where Flights starts
- Open
Flightsfrom the main navigation. - The module opens on the live flight list, which shows all flights with their current status.
- Review the list for open flights that may need attention.
- Continue into follow-up and troubleshooting when a flight is still open longer than expected or appears incomplete.
What Flights covers
The module is organised around two main working areas:
- Live status — the flight list showing current status, route, aircraft, crew, and timing for each flight. This is where you monitor operations in real time.
- Follow-up and troubleshooting — guidance on understanding how flight status updates work, investigating flights that remain open, and knowing when to continue in another module.
How Flights relates to other modules
Flights serves a specific role in the broader platform. Understanding where it fits helps you work efficiently:
- Flights is the live operational status board. It answers the question: what is happening with flights right now? Use it for real-time monitoring and to identify flights that need follow-up.
- Flight register is the aerodrome movement register. It answers the question: what movements were recorded at this airfield? Use it when you need the official movement record for compliance or reporting.
- Fleet contains the aircraft-side records. It answers the question: what is the complete history for this aircraft? Use it when you need Hobbs times, billing, maintenance context, or dispatch information.
If your question is about the aerodrome record, start in Flight register. If your question is about aircraft history or billing, start in Fleet. If your question is about whether a flight is currently active or has been completed, you are in the right place.
Page structure in this documentation
The Flights documentation follows the two main ways users work in the module:
- Live status — reading the flight list and understanding open versus closed flights
- Follow-up and troubleshooting — investigating incomplete flights and resolving open status issues
Common tasks at a glance
- Check who is currently flying — open the flight list and look for flights with open status
- Verify that a flight has been completed — search for the flight and confirm it shows a closed status with both departure and arrival times recorded
- Investigate an open flight that seems too long — review the departure time, route, and aircraft, and follow up with the crew or operations desk
- Determine the next step for an unresolved flight — decide whether to continue in Flight register for movement compliance or Fleet for aircraft-specific follow-up
Good practice
- Use Flights as your go-to module during active operations to stay aware of what is in the air
- Review the flight list regularly during busy operational periods, not just at the end of the day
- Treat open flights as follow-up signals that deserve attention, not as items to ignore
- Do not use Flights as a substitute for full aircraft history — switch to Fleet when your question becomes aircraft-specific
- Coordinate with flight instructors and operations staff when following up on flights that appear incomplete