Flight school resources and guides
Practical guides for flight schools and flying clubs on migrating off MyFBO, choosing scheduling software, tracking pilot currency, and running dispatch. Written by John Nelson and the team behind FBO Director - aviation software since 1992.
Migration
Moving off MyFBO before the August 31, 2026 shutdown, with assisted migration that moves your records for you.
A step-by-step guide to migrating your flight school off MyFBO before it shuts down, with assisted migration that moves your pilots and records for you.
Read the guideMyFBO shuts down August 31, 2026. Here's the migration checklist for flight schools, plus how ScheduleFlight moves your pilots and records for you.
Read the guideBuying Guide
How to evaluate flight school software and decide what your operation actually needs.
How to choose flight school scheduling software: the features that matter for dispatch, pilot currency, self-service booking, and billing that actually ties together.
Read the guideRun your FBO and flight school in one system: line service, fuel, point of sale, scheduling, dispatch, and currency on one customer record and one bill.
Read the guideOperations
Running the day-to-day: dispatch, pilot currency, self-service booking, and utilization reporting.
How flight school dispatch and pilot currency should work together so checkouts, medicals, and BFRs are verified before an aircraft ever leaves the ramp.
Read the guideStop tracking pilot currency, medicals, and BFRs in spreadsheets. See how expiration alerts and booking-time checks keep your flight school current and safe.
Read the guideLet pilots and instructors book their own flights online while currency is checked at booking time and flagged reservations route to a staff approval queue.
Read the guideAircraft utilization reporting for flight schools: see which airplanes earn their keep, spot idle time, and export the numbers behind fleet and pricing decisions.
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