Fleet Status Overview

Overview

In a flying club, knowledge about aircraft condition is a shared responsibility — and a shared safety net. When aircraft status is opaque, members can unknowingly book a plane that has a known issue, or show up to the flight line only to find a squawk they weren't aware of. Worse, without visibility, the same problem might get reported multiple times (or not at all) because people assume someone else is handling it.

The Fleet Status card on your dashboard solves this by making aircraft health visible to everyone. At a glance, any member can see whether each aircraft is ready to fly, has open squawks that don't prevent flight, or has issues serious enough to ground it. This shared visibility means members can make informed booking decisions, maintenance coordinators get faster awareness of reported problems, and no one inadvertently dispatches a questionable aircraft because the information was buried somewhere else.

Status Indicators

The Fleet Status card (labeled Squawks on your dashboard) lists each aircraft with a color-coded icon showing its current condition:

• Green checkmark — No open squawks and no active maintenance. The aircraft is clean.
• Amber warning triangle — One or more open squawks that do not recommend grounding. The aircraft may be flyable, but review the squawks before you go.
• Coral/red warning triangle — One or more open squawks marked as grounding issues. The aircraft should not be flown until these are resolved.
• Coral/red wrench — The aircraft is currently in scheduled maintenance and is unavailable.

The coral/red color used for grounding squawks and active maintenance matches the styling used throughout Centerline for items that block flight — it's the same color you'll see on maintenance blocks on the calendar.

What Each Aircraft Shows

For each aircraft in the list, you'll see:

• The tail number and aircraft type
• The current status icon
• A list of up to two open squawk descriptions (click any squawk to read the full details)
• A count of additional squawks if there are more than two open

Squawk descriptions that recommend grounding are shown in coral/red. Non-grounding squawks are shown in amber. If there are no open issues, a brief "No open issues" note appears in green.

Viewing Squawk Details

Click on any squawk description in the fleet status card to open a detail view showing the full squawk report, including the date it was reported, who reported it, any crew comments, and any attached photos or documents. You don't need special permissions to view squawk details — all members can read open squawks so the full context is available to anyone considering flying that aircraft.

Warnings on Your Current Flight

If you have an active reservation and your aircraft develops issues between when you booked and when you fly, Centerline surfaces warnings directly on your Current Flight card on the dashboard. This includes:

• Active scheduled maintenance overlapping your reservation window
• Open squawks on the aircraft, with grounding squawks called out prominently

These warnings are there to catch the case where something was reported after you made your reservation. Check your dashboard the day of your flight — don't rely solely on the status you saw when you booked.

Tips

• Check fleet status before making a reservation, not just before showing up. If an aircraft has an amber squawk, reading the details takes 30 seconds and may influence whether you book that aircraft or a different one.
• If you see a grounding squawk and need the aircraft for an upcoming flight, contact your maintenance coordinator early. Waiting until the day before creates unnecessary pressure on the shop.
• The fleet status card reflects squawks and scheduled maintenance — it does not incorporate maintenance schedule due dates. Use the Maintenance page to check whether any recurring maintenance items are approaching their due dates.
• If you discover a new issue during a preflight or flight, report it immediately as a squawk. Your report becomes visible to every other member right away, preventing the next person from unknowingly flying the same aircraft with the same unresolved issue.