Social Flights

Last updated 3/22/2026

Overview

Flying is inherently social, but club scheduling software often treats it as purely transactional — one pilot, one aircraft, one time slot, done. Social Flights is Centerline's way of connecting the scheduling system to the community side of your club. When you promote a flight to fellow members, it appears on the dashboard for everyone in your club to see: who's flying, which aircraft, when, and where. Other members can reach out to join you, ride along, or simply coordinate around your schedule.

This matters because one of the great pleasures of flying club membership is shared experience. A cross-country trip is more fun with a passenger. A member building hours might jump at the chance to fly right seat with an experienced pilot. A student might want to watch a checkout flight to a new airport they've been planning to visit. And practically speaking, members who know where the aircraft are going — not just that they're booked — can plan their own flying around the fleet's actual movements. Social Flights makes the calendar more than a scheduling grid; it makes it a window into what your fellow pilots are up to.

How to Share a Flight

Sharing a flight is a single checkbox in the reservation dialog. It can be set when you create a reservation or added later when editing.

When Creating a Reservation

  1. Open the reservation dialog — Click New Reservation or click a time slot on the calendar.
  2. Fill in your flight details — Aircraft, start and end times, destination, and any comments.
  3. Check "Promote this flight to fellow members" — This checkbox appears near the bottom of the reservation form, below the Instructor field.
  4. Click Create Reservation — Your flight is saved and immediately appears in the Social Flights card on the dashboard for all club members.

When Editing an Existing Reservation

  1. Open the calendar and click on your existing reservation.
  2. Click Edit to open the edit form.
  3. Check or uncheck "Share with others" — The toggle reflects your current setting. Toggle it on to start sharing, or off to stop.
  4. Click Save Changes.

You can share or un-share a flight at any point before it ends. If you shared a flight but your plans changed and you'd prefer to fly privately, just edit the reservation and uncheck the toggle.

Where Social Flights Appear

Shared flights appear in the Social Flights card on the main dashboard. The card shows:

  • The pilot's name and avatar — so you immediately know who's flying
  • Aircraft tail number and type — helpful for members who want to match the aircraft to their own ratings
  • Date and time — displayed in your club's local timezone
  • Destination — shown with a pin icon if the pilot entered one
  • Comments — shown in a highlighted block if any notes were added to the reservation, making this a natural place to add context like "room for one more in right seat" or "stopping at KFDK for lunch if anyone wants to meet us there"

The Social Flights card shows up to five upcoming and in-progress flights, ordered by start time. Only confirmed (non-backup) reservations with sharing enabled appear here.

Clicking on a social flight in the dashboard takes you directly to that reservation on the calendar, where you can see its full details.

Tips for Getting the Most Out of Social Flights

  • Add a destination and comments when sharing — A bare reservation with no destination or comment isn't very inviting. A note like "Flying to KCDW for the $100 hamburger — happy to take a passenger" gives other members something to act on.
  • Use comments to invite participation — Comments appear prominently in the Social Flights card. This is a great place to say whether you have room for a passenger, what the purpose of the flight is, or where you plan to stop.
  • Share training flights — If you're flying with an instructor or working on a specific maneuver, sharing the flight lets other members know the aircraft is in active training use and may prompt other students to coordinate.
  • Don't feel obligated to respond immediately — There's no in-app messaging tied to social flights. If a member reaches out about joining you, that happens through whatever communication channel your club uses (email, Slack, the club website). Social Flights is a visibility feature, not a booking feature.
  • Un-share if your plans get complicated — If you shared a flight expecting a relaxed sightseeing trip and now it's turned into an IFR training exercise, it's fine to edit the reservation and uncheck the share toggle. No one has committed to anything based on the card.
  • Social Flights are club-only — The information in the Social Flights card is only visible to authenticated members of your organization. You're not publishing your flight plan to the general public.
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