Flight Circle is one of the cheapest scheduling tools out there. Aloft360 covers more of your operation — training, FRAT, safety, ownership — for a comparable price per aircraft.
Flight Circle works well for small clubs that just need scheduling and basic invoicing. Aloft360 fits the same operators who want training records, FRAT, and safety reporting included from day one — without bolting on a second platform.
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Training records & checkride tracking
Flight Circle does not include a training-management module — no syllabus builder, no Part 61 progress tracking, no endorsements. Aloft360 has all of this built into the base plan, which matters the moment you take a single student.
Safety culture, baked in
FRAT, anonymous SMS/ASAP safety reports, and a corrective-action log are included in Aloft360 Pro. Flight Circle does not provide these — you would need a separate safety tool.
Aircraft ownership tracking
Co-ownership share tracking, leaseback management, and per-owner hour totals are core to Aloft360. Flight Circle is scheduling-first and does not handle ownership structure.
Based on publicly listed features as of May 2026. Spot something we got wrong? Let us know.
Scheduling
Maintenance
Safety & Training
Billing
Ownership & Fleet
Professional / Charter
Both products use a subscription model — but the entry points differ.
$9
per month · 1 aircraft · unlimited members
Like-for-like comparison: Starter covers scheduling, squawks, member management, and flight logs without payment processing — directly comparable to Flight Circle's per-aircraft tier.
Step up — Aloft360 Pro
$39 · per month · up to 6 aircraft
Adds maintenance, full work orders, FRAT, anonymous SMS/ASAP safety reports, Part 61 training records, TSA/AFSP, and ownership — none of which Flight Circle offers at any price. Optional Billing add-on +$29/mo for auto-invoicing and Stripe.
$10
per aircraft · per month
Per-aircraft model. Most operators add the credit-card processing add-on (~$25/mo) to actually take payments, putting effective entry at ~$35/aircraft. Verify on flightcircle.com.
Pricing per each vendor's public site. Verify directly before purchasing.
Set up a free trial in under 5 minutes. Add an aircraft, invite your team, and see the difference for yourself. You can keep your Flight Circle subscription until you're ready to switch — most schools complete the transition in a single billing cycle.
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