The scheduling and billing app forflight schools, clubs, and CFIs.
Book planes, collect engine hours by text, and bill automatically — all from your phone. Your renters just reply to a text.
14 days free, then $19/month online — or $29/month in the app. Cancel anytime.
A lesson, start to invoice
“This is everything we've been needing to manage our plane without needing a laptop to make it useable. It's intuitive, easy, and every single one of our CFIs love it. Can't recommend it enough.”
The problem
Sound familiar? The problems with whiteboard scheduling
Double-Booked Planes
One student texts you, another calls the front desk, and now two people think they have the 172 at 10 AM. The whiteboard was never going to scale.
Hours That Don't Add Up
Tach and Hobbs live on a clipboard in the cockpit. Someone forgets an entry, the numbers drift, and the 100-hour sneaks up on you.
Chasing Money After Every Flight
The flight happened Tuesday. The invoice went out Friday. The payment shows up… eventually. Multiply by every renter, every week.
Every one of these is the same problem: the schedule, the meters, and the money live in different places. Here's how SkyConnect fixes it.
The core feature
Automatic Tach & Hobbs tracking. Engine hours that collect themselves.
When a flight's scheduled start arrives, SkyConnect texts the pilot for the start Tach and Hobbs. When it completes, it texts for the finish readings. The hours land on the appointment, roll up to the plane, and — if you price by the meter hour — the charge is created automatically.
- Readings arrive by text, one question at a time — no app required for the student, no clipboard in the cockpit.
- Price per Tach hour or per Hobbs hour — finish minus start, billed automatically about an hour after the readings land — with time to correct a typo.
- The plane's running totals stay current — so the 100-hour and annual stop sneaking up on you.
And when something breaks
- Squawks from the cockpit — a renter reports a discrepancy from their phone; you decide if it grounds the plane.
- Grounding that actually holds — a grounded plane stops taking bookings until maintenance clears it.
- A maintenance log per plane — inspections and work orders tracked against real engine hours.
Worth noting
Generic schedulers don't know what a Hobbs meter is, and legacy flight-school software makes your renters fight a portal from 2009. SkyConnect meets your students where they already are: their text messages.
Setup to first booking in minutes
How the SkyConnect scheduling app works
Sign up and add your planes
Create your SkyConnect account online or in the app, start your free 14-day trial, and add your aircraft — each gets its own calendar and availability.
Share your booking link
Send one link to your students and renters — text it, post it, put it on the club site. They use SkyConnect free.
Students book real openings
They pick the plane and the slot, upload required documents, sign your rental agreement, and get confirmed — with reminders. No double-booking, no phone tag.
SkyConnect runs the flight
Start readings by text at the scheduled start, finish readings at completion, hours logged to the plane, and the meter-hour charge or invoice created automatically.
That's the whole system. Booking, readings, maintenance, billing — handled.
One system, every kind of operation
The scheduling app for CFIs, flight schools, and flying clubs
Teach. Don't administrate.
Students book you (and the plane) themselves, sign your agreement before the first lesson, get reminded automatically, and pay by card or bank debit the moment the flight completes. Your evenings stop being scheduling hours.
Every plane, one calendar each.
Multi-aircraft scheduling with per-plane availability, engine-hour totals that update themselves, squawk-driven grounding, and required documents — like a current medical — checked before the flight, not after.
Booking that feels like 2026.
They see real availability, book in seconds, reschedule within your rules, reply to a text with their Hobbs reading, and pay from their phone. No portal passwords from a decade ago.
One booking link. Every plane. One system doing all of it.
For flight schools & flying clubs
Running an operation, not just one plane?
Multi-aircraft scheduling, instructor and staff roles, member management, maintenance oversight, and owner reporting — with concierge onboarding. We'll load your fleet, rates, and members with you on a call.
Instructor & staff roles
Give your CFIs and front desk the right access and oversight.
Member & currency management
Track documents and currency before the flight, not after.
Owner reporting & utilization
Revenue, aircraft hours, and utilization at a glance.
Pricing
Simple pricing. One plan, every plane.
Start free for 14 days. Students and renters always use SkyConnect free.
SkyConnect
or $29/mo in the App Store / Google Play · after your 14-day trial
- Tach & Hobbs by Text + Meter-Hour Billing
- Unlimited Planes, Bookings & Students
- Maintenance Log, Squawks & Grounding
- Renter Payments (Card & ACH) + Invoicing
- SMS Reminders · Calendar Sync · Documents & E-Sign
14 days free · cancel anytime
Why two prices? It's $19/month when you subscribe online at theskyconnect.tech. In-app subscriptions (App Store / Google Play) are $29/month — the stores add their own fees. Same app either way. Students and renters always use SkyConnect free.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is SkyConnect an app or a website?
SkyConnect is an iPhone and Android app. You can start your free trial online at theskyconnect.tech or in the app — then you run everything from your phone.
How do I start the free trial?
Subscribe online at theskyconnect.tech for $19/month, or in the app for $29/month. Either way you get 14 days free, and your students and renters use SkyConnect free.
Why is it cheaper online?
The App Store and Google Play add their own fees to in-app subscriptions. Online it's $19/month; in-app it's $29/month. It's the same app either way.
How do I cancel?
Cancel anytime. Online subscriptions cancel from your account; in-app, use iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions, or the Play Store → Payments & subscriptions on Android.
Do my students need the app?
Not for Tach & Hobbs — readings are collected by text. Students and renters use the free app to book and pay.
How many planes can I add?
Unlimited. One price covers every aircraft.
Can I bill per Tach hour or per Hobbs hour?
Yes. SkyConnect bills finish minus start at your rate, about an hour after the readings arrive, so there's time to fix a typo.
How do renters pay?
By card or ACH bank debit, right from their phone.
Does it track maintenance?
Yes. Renters report squawks from their phone, you decide whether to ground the plane, and a grounded plane can't be booked until maintenance clears it. Each plane has a maintenance log tracked against real engine hours.