Collegiate Part 141 programs are the highest-profile operators; independent Part 61 schools and clubs round out the market.
Great Lakes weather is the defining feature — lake-effect snow, IFR ceilings, and serious icing exposure shape both training and operational patterns.
Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo)
One of the most established collegiate aviation programs in the country.
Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti)
Aviation Flight Technology program through the College of Engineering and Technology.
Aircraft & instructor scheduling with waitlist auto-promote, recurring reservations, instructor availability gating, and aircraft checkout enforcement at booking time.
Built-in Flight Risk Assessment Tool with hard-stop thresholds, anonymous ASAP/SMS safety reporting, and a manager review dashboard.
Part 61 training records, endorsements, stage checks, and TSA/AFSP compliance tracked per student with full audit metadata.
Inspection tracking (annual, 100-hr, AD, ELT, transponder, pitot-static), full work orders with notes and cost, and parts inventory with low-stock alerts.
Auto-invoicing from Hobbs/tach, block-time packages, member self-service billing portal, and Stripe-powered payment processing.
Multi-leg trip dispatch, contract pilot broadcast, crew duty-time tracking, passenger manifests, and charter quote generation.
Set up your school in under 5 minutes. Add your aircraft, invite your team, and start scheduling — without the spreadsheets.
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