Glossary

Plain-English definitions of terms you'll meet across the Dashboard.

Add-on (plugin)

An optional feature a school can switch on, such as Handling/PPR or the Departure Board. If it's off, its menu doesn't appear.

ARC

Airworthiness Review Certificate. Tracked per aircraft as a renewal reminder.

Capability

A specific permission (e.g. "create invoices"). See Capabilities & permissions.

Check flight

A booking type used for a proficiency or standards check.

Compliance area

A monitored subject in the school's compliance programme (e.g. a standard ATO monitoring item). Found under Office → Compliance.

Experience / trial flight

An introductory flight, often sold as a gift voucher, for someone who isn't yet a member.

Hobbs / Tach

Two ways of measuring engine running time. Used for billing and for hours-based servicing reminders.

Ledger / account

Each member's running balance. An append-only record of charges, payments, refunds and adjustments, so a statement always reconciles.

Member rank

A flying member's position on the ladder — student, qualified pilot, trainee instructor, qualified instructor or examiner. Each rank inherits the ones below it.

Membership tier

The level of a member's paid membership (set by the school), with a paid-until date.

Owner

The school's account holder. Automatically holds every capability and manages the subscription.

PPR

Prior Permission Required — a visiting aircraft's request to use the airfield. Managed in the Handling area (an add-on).

Rate card

The school's catalogue of products and prices (net + VAT + gross) used on invoices, vouchers and parking fees.

Role

The broad description of who a user is — student, instructor, staff, engineer, administrator, etc. Sets the default menu and capabilities.

Squawk

A reported aircraft defect, logged in the maintenance record.

Subdomain

The short name in a school's web address (the highland in highland.aerokingaviation.com). Identifies the school's private portal.

Syllabus framework

The structured training standard a course is built on (e.g. the built-in EASA framework).

VAT

Value Added Tax. Invoices show a per-line net / VAT / gross breakdown.

Voucher / package

Prepaid value sold to a customer and redeemed against bookings — a single gift voucher or a multi-item package.