Adding Aircraft

Overview

Add your aircraft to Centerline so members can make reservations and track maintenance.

Required Role

You must have the Account Owner role to add aircraft.

Steps to Add an Aircraft

1. Navigate to Setup - Click Setup in the navigation bar.
2. Go to Aircraft tab - Select the Aircraft section.
3. Click Add Aircraft - Opens the aircraft form.
4. Fill in the details:
   • Tail Number - Aircraft registration (e.g., N12345)
   • Aircraft Type - Make and model (e.g., Cessna 172)
   • Model Year - Year of manufacture (optional)
   • Hourly Rate - Rental rate per hour (optional)
   • Max Rental Period - Maximum reservation length in hours
   • Current Tach Time - Current total hours on the aircraft
   • Average Daily Usage - Estimated hours flown per day (for maintenance tracking)
5. Click Create - The aircraft is added to your fleet.

Managing Aircraft

After adding aircraft, you can:

• Edit - Update aircraft details
• Reorder - Change the display order
• Decommission - Remove aircraft from active use

Aircraft Contacts

You can assign contacts to specific aircraft (like a dedicated mechanic) in the External Contacts section.

Tips

• Use consistent naming for aircraft types (e.g., always "Cessna 172" not "C172").
• Update tach time regularly for accurate maintenance tracking.
• Set max rental period to prevent excessively long reservations.