The plane's booked. The hours are logged.The invoice is already paid.
SkyConnect handles scheduling, Tach & Hobbs hours, and billing for flight instructors and aircraft owners. Share a link, teach or fly, get paid — automatically.
14-day free trial for instructors & owners · Free for students and renters · Cancel anytime
The problem
Flying is the easy part. The admin isn't.
Texting to find a time
Endless “when are you free?” threads from your personal phone — and double-bookings when two renters want the same tail number.
Chasing Tach & Hobbs
The flight's over, but now you're texting for readings, doing the math, and turning it into an invoice by hand.
Waiting to get paid
Invoices go out late, payments come in slower, and reconciling it all against engine hours eats your evenings.
SkyConnect does the scheduling, the hours, and the billing so you can stay focused on flying.
Built for how you operate
Whether you rent it out or teach in it
One app covers both — turn on what fits, per aircraft and per offering.
Aircraft owners & clubs
A calendar per plane. Hours and money handled on autopilot.
- A separate calendar for every aircraft — two renters can't book the same plane. Add as many aircraft as you want at no extra cost.
- Tach & Hobbs collected by text — then billed automatically at your hourly rate.
- Automatic invoices — through Stripe or QuickBooks — plus ACH bank pay.
- Engine-hour & maintenance tracking — per aircraft.
- Block-time & recurring billing — for your regulars.
- Renters self-schedule 24/7 — around the times you've blocked off.
Flight instructors (CFIs)
Fill your schedule and bill exactly how you charge.
- Students book lessons — from your real availability — no back-and-forth.
- Bill per lesson, per clock hour, or per Tach/Hobbs hour — your choice, per offering.
- Text reminders — before each lesson to cut no-shows.
- Client records, notes, and flight history — in one place.
- Signed agreements — drop signature, date & initial boxes onto your PDFs; students sign before they book.
- Delegates — tag another person on a booking and hand off readings, billing, or signing.
From link to paid in three steps
Set it up once. It runs itself.
Share your booking link
Set your availability and rates per aircraft and per offering, then share one link. Students and renters pick times you're actually open.
Fly the lesson or rental
Everyone gets text reminders and calendar events. Your personal number is never exposed — all messaging runs through SkyConnect.
Readings in, invoice out
SkyConnect texts for Tach & Hobbs, works out the hours, and bills at your rate through Stripe or QuickBooks. You never chase an invoice.
Standard on every plan
The essentials, included
Two-way calendar sync
Google, Outlook, and Apple Calendar stay in step, both directions.
Two-way texting, number hidden
Message clients without ever handing out your personal number.
Scheduled time off
Block your days off and nobody can book them.
Secure payments
Card and ACH bank pay handled through Stripe or QuickBooks.
Unlimited aircraft
Add every tail number you operate at no additional cost.
Free for students & renters
Anyone booking with you uses the same app, free.
Pricing
Free to book. One plan to run your operation.
Owner and instructor features come with a 14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
SkyConnect Pro
after your 14-day free trial
- Scheduling for unlimited aircraft & offerings
- Automatic Tach/Hobbs billing & invoices
- Stripe, QuickBooks & ACH payments
- Signed agreements, delegates & number masking
$0 due today · $19/mo after 14 days · Cancel anytime
Students & Renters
for client accounts registered on the app
- Book lessons & rentals in a few taps
- Pay securely from your phone
- Send Tach & Hobbs readings by text
- See what's booked and what you owe
Available on iOS & Android
How does billing work? Owner and instructor features require a subscription with a 14-day free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled, and you can manage or cancel anytime in your app store settings.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Who is SkyConnect for?
Independent flight instructors, aircraft owners who rent out their planes, and small flight schools and clubs. If you schedule flights and bill for hours, it's built for you.
How does the Tach & Hobbs billing work?
After a flight, SkyConnect texts the pilot for the Tach and Hobbs readings, calculates the hours, and bills at your rate automatically — through Stripe or QuickBooks.
Do my students and renters have to pay?
No. Anyone booking with you uses the same app for free. Only owner and instructor features require a subscription.
Can I manage more than one aircraft?
Yes — add as many aircraft as you want at no additional cost. Each gets its own calendar, so two renters can't book the same plane.
Will clients see my personal phone number?
Never. All texting runs two-way through SkyConnect, so you can message clients without exposing your own number.
What does it cost?
SkyConnect Pro is $19/month with a 14-day free trial for instructors and owners. Cancel anytime from your app store settings.
Spend your time in the air, not on the paperwork.
Scheduling, hours, and billing — handled. Start your 14-day free trial today.
Free for students & renters · $19/mo for instructors & owners after trial · Cancel anytime