Research - Unifying admin aspects of flying
Hey people,
I’ve been thinking about the frictions in keeping all the admin aspects of a PPL’s life organised, and wondering whether there are pain points that more pilots share or can identify.
Personally, I find it frustrating that I use one tool for navigation and flight planning, another for updating my logbook; plane charter bookings are still done by phone (in my case); and when I was a student, my only way to check progress or training plans was to ask my instructor.
There doesn’t seem to be a single, integrated place where I can pull together all of this: documents, licenses, flight planning, logbook, charter ops; and actually take actions like booking a flight, finding people to fly with, reviewing my training plan, or locating AMEs or SEP renewal options.
I have the gut feeling there's something there to resolve. My goal is to better understand if my assumption has any strength / foundation to it, and if yes, to then invest my time into trying to create a solution.
If you'd be interested in participating in this discussion, I'd be very thankful.
I have put together these 3 questions, but happy to read any friction / pain point you may want to share.
1) How do you manage all the admin and planning in your flying life today?
2) What are the biggest friction points or inefficiencies you notice?
3) If you could design the “perfect world” setup, what would it look like?
Appreciate your answers! Thanks in advance
Nuno