Demo school. A sample flight school with four aircraft and two years of invented flights and bills (September 2024–August 2026). Sign in to see your own school's numbers.
Dashboard
2026-10-01 to 2026-10-20
Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026
2026-10-01 to 2026-10-20
No flights or transactions in this range.
Revenue
$0
—vs. previous period
Operating cost
$2,481est
−3%vs. previous period
Operating margin
−$2,481est
+3%vs. previous period
Utilization
0.0%
0 ptsvs. previous period
Hours flown
0.0
—vs. previous period
Revenue
$215,1036-month total+18%vs. the 6 months before
May–Oct, by calendar month; Oct to the range's end.
Utilization
14.4%6-month average+2 ptsvs. the 6 months before
May–Oct, by calendar month; Oct to the range's end. Based on your weekly schedule.
With 100.0 tach hours left at the pace it usually flies through the seasons, it's projected for May 2027, at about $84,000 (your setting).
Ideas schools in this spot often explore
Overhaul quotes and shop slots, since lead times can be long.
How the overhaul will be paid for (reserve, financing or cash) and when the money is needed.
Overhaul, exchange or a factory engine: what each costs, and how long the aircraft would be down.
Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.
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N744PS's engine is projected to reach its 2,000-hour TBO about May 2027 (100.0 tach hours remaining at about 16.4 a month, through the seasons).
Hours remaining to TBO: 100.0 h
Tach hours per month: 16.4 h/month
Projected overhaul: May 2027
Overhaul cost: $84,000
Hours remaining to TBO: 100.0 h
Tach hours per month: 16.4 h/month
Projected overhaul: May 2027
Overhaul cost: $84,000
Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.
N744PS: 100.0 tach hours remaining to TBO (2,000 less 1,900.0 since overhaul), at about 16.4 tach hours a month, month by month as it flew from 2025-10-21 to 2026-10-20, × 0.67 for its recent trend: about May 2027. main factor
Hours remaining to TBO: 100.0 h
Tach hours per month: 16.4 h/month
—Students who stop flying tend to stop at 10–20 hours.$25,303
Students who stop flying tend to stop at 10–20 hours.
$25,303 est revenue after that point
3 of the students who stopped flying stopped there; students who get past it bring in about $8,434 each over their next 30 hours of flying.
Ideas schools in this spot often explore
What students meet at that point in training: the first solo, a stage check, the written test, or the cost so far.
A check-in with students as they near that point, before they've stopped booking.
Whether students who stopped there had gaps between lessons beforehand, and how long.
Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.
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3 of the 7 students who stopped flying (60 days or more without a booking, after 3 or more lessons) stopped between 10–20 hours flown (43%). Students who flew past 20 hours brought in a median of $8,434 over their next 30 hours.
Students who stopped: 7
Stopped in the band: 3
Band, hours flown: 10–20 hours
Share in the band: 43%
Median revenue after 20 hours: $8,434
Students past the band: 11
1 more
Who: Student 15, Student 16, Student 18
Students who stopped: 7
Stopped in the band: 3
Band, hours flown: 10–20 hours
Share in the band: 43%
Median revenue after 20 hours: $8,434
Students past the band: 11
Who: Student 15, Student 16, Student 18
N744PSN744PS's costs have risen faster than its rate.$20,601
Since its rate last changed, its cost per hour has gone from about $255 to $306, about $20,601 over the hours flown since.
Ideas schools in this spot often explore
Whether fuel prices or fuel burn per hour account for the rise.
When the lease terms changed, and whether the rate was reviewed then.
When the hourly rate was last reviewed against its cost per hour.
Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.
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N744PS's hourly rate last changed in September 2025 (from $375.00 to $395.00 on its invoices). Its operating cost per hour has gone from $254.74 (the 12 months before September 2025) to $306.19 (the 12 months to Oct 20, 2026), up 20%; over the 400.4 hours flown since, that's about $20,601.
Hourly rate: $395.00/hr
Rate last changed: September 2025
Cost per hour before: $254.74/hr
Cost per hour, 12 months to now: $306.19/hr
Hours flown since: 400.4 h
Hourly rate: $395.00/hr
Rate last changed: September 2025
Cost per hour before: $254.74/hr
Cost per hour, 12 months to now: $306.19/hr
Hours flown since: 400.4 h
Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.
Fuel went from $84.85 to $114.86 per hour flown. main factor
Fuel per hour, before: $84.85/hr
Fuel per hour, now: $114.86/hr
Lease payments went from $82.96 to $93.19 per hour flown. smaller factor
Lease payments per hour, before: $82.96/hr
Lease payments per hour, now: $93.19/hr
Insurance went from $25.20 to $32.22 per hour flown. smaller factor
Insurance per hour, before: $25.20/hr
Insurance per hour, now: $32.22/hr
—Students who were flying regularly have stopped booking.$6,174
Students who were flying regularly have stopped booking.
$6,174 est Their average monthly revenue
5 students with regular lessons haven't booked for 14 days or more, about $6,174 a month of revenue between them; most last flew the same type of aircraft.
Ideas schools in this spot often explore
Whether the aircraft type most of them last flew was often unavailable, or a step up from what they trained in.
A personal check-in with each student: schedule, money, motivation, or instructor fit.
Booking the next lesson before the student leaves the current one.
Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.
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5 students with at least 3 lessons in the 60 days to 2026-10-20 have had no booking for 14 days or more: Student 1 (50 days), Student 3 (52 days), Student 8 (51 days), Student 9 (50 days), Student 10 (51 days).
Students: 5
Student 1: days since last booking: 50
Student 3: days since last booking: 52
Student 8: days since last booking: 51
Student 9: days since last booking: 50
Student 10: days since last booking: 51
1 more
Average monthly revenue, together: $6,174
Students: 5
Student 1: days since last booking: 50
Student 3: days since last booking: 52
Student 8: days since last booking: 51
Student 9: days since last booking: 50
Student 10: days since last booking: 51
Average monthly revenue, together: $6,174
Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.
4 of the 5 students last flew a Piper PA-28-181 Archer III. main factor
Last flight in a Piper PA-28-181 Archer III: 4
Students: 5
N8123VN8123V loses money once its owner is paid.$510
After its operating costs and the owner's payout under the agreement, the school was about $510 behind on N8123V in this period.
Ideas schools in this spot often explore
How the costs the school carries on the leaseback (insurance, hangar, maintenance) are split with the owner in the agreement.
Whether the leaseback agreement's payout terms still fit what the aircraft earns and costs to run.
Which months' owner payouts differ from the agreement, and whether a payment was missed, doubled, or paid on old terms.
Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.
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At $22 per Hobbs hour, N8123V's owner was owed $0 for 0.0 hours; the books show $0 paid. After that payout and its operating cost of $510, the school's net on N8123V was -$510.
N8123V payout owed: $0
N8123V payout booked: $0
N8123V revenue: $0
N8123V operating cost before payout: $510
N8123V net after payout: -$510
N8123V payout owed: $0
N8123V payout booked: $0
N8123V revenue: $0
N8123V operating cost before payout: $510
N8123V net after payout: -$510
N744PS, N8123V2 aircraft are due for inspection in the same two weeks.
2 aircraft are due for inspection in the same two weeks.
Together they flew 51% of the fleet's hours, so having them down at once would leave the schedule short.
Ideas schools in this spot often explore
Bringing one inspection forward a few days so the aircraft aren't down at the same time.
Whether the shop can take two aircraft in the same week, and how long each would take.
Which bookings fall in those weeks and could move to other aircraft.
Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.
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N744PS's 100-hour inspection (about Nov 30, 2026), N744PS's annual (due by Nov 30, 2026) and N8123V's 100-hour inspection (about Dec 1, 2026) are projected within 14 days of each other; together these aircraft flew 51% of the fleet's hours from 2026-07-23 to 2026-10-20.
N744PS 100-hour: about Nov 30, 2026
N744PS Annual: due by Nov 30, 2026
N8123V 100-hour: about Dec 1, 2026
N744PS share of fleet hours: 19%
N8123V share of fleet hours: 32%
N744PS 100-hour: about Nov 30, 2026
N744PS Annual: due by Nov 30, 2026
N8123V 100-hour: about Dec 1, 2026
N744PS share of fleet hours: 19%
N8123V share of fleet hours: 32%
Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.
Together N744PS and N8123V flew 51% of the fleet's hours from 2026-07-23 to 2026-10-20. main factor
Share of fleet hours: 51%
N744PS: 100-hour about Nov 30, 2026 and annual due by Nov 30, 2026; 16.4 tach hours a month, 19% of the fleet's hours. smaller factor
N744PS hours per month: 16.4 h/month
N744PS share of fleet hours: 19%
N8123V: 100-hour about Dec 1, 2026; 28.6 tach hours a month, 32% of the fleet's hours. main factor
With 100.0 tach hours left at the pace it usually flies through the seasons, it's projected for May 2027, at about $84,000 (your setting).
Ideas schools in this spot often explore
Overhaul quotes and shop slots, since lead times can be long.
How the overhaul will be paid for (reserve, financing or cash) and when the money is needed.
Overhaul, exchange or a factory engine: what each costs, and how long the aircraft would be down.
Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.
Show the numbers
N744PS's engine is projected to reach its 2,000-hour TBO about May 2027 (100.0 tach hours remaining at about 16.4 a month, through the seasons).
Hours remaining to TBO: 100.0 h
Tach hours per month: 16.4 h/month
Projected overhaul: May 2027
Overhaul cost: $84,000
Hours remaining to TBO: 100.0 h
Tach hours per month: 16.4 h/month
Projected overhaul: May 2027
Overhaul cost: $84,000
Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.
N744PS: 100.0 tach hours remaining to TBO (2,000 less 1,900.0 since overhaul), at about 16.4 tach hours a month, month by month as it flew from 2025-10-21 to 2026-10-20, × 0.67 for its recent trend: about May 2027. main factor
Hours remaining to TBO: 100.0 h
Tach hours per month: 16.4 h/month
Students who stop flying tend to stop at 10–20 hours.
$25,303 est revenue after that point
3 of the students who stopped flying stopped there; students who get past it bring in about $8,434 each over their next 30 hours of flying.
Ideas schools in this spot often explore
What students meet at that point in training: the first solo, a stage check, the written test, or the cost so far.
A check-in with students as they near that point, before they've stopped booking.
Whether students who stopped there had gaps between lessons beforehand, and how long.
Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.
Show the numbers
3 of the 7 students who stopped flying (60 days or more without a booking, after 3 or more lessons) stopped between 10–20 hours flown (43%). Students who flew past 20 hours brought in a median of $8,434 over their next 30 hours.
Since its rate last changed, its cost per hour has gone from about $255 to $306, about $20,601 over the hours flown since.
Ideas schools in this spot often explore
Whether fuel prices or fuel burn per hour account for the rise.
When the lease terms changed, and whether the rate was reviewed then.
When the hourly rate was last reviewed against its cost per hour.
Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.
Show the numbers
N744PS's hourly rate last changed in September 2025 (from $375.00 to $395.00 on its invoices). Its operating cost per hour has gone from $254.74 (the 12 months before September 2025) to $306.19 (the 12 months to Oct 20, 2026), up 20%; over the 400.4 hours flown since, that's about $20,601.
Hourly rate: $395.00/hr
Rate last changed: September 2025
Cost per hour before: $254.74/hr
Cost per hour, 12 months to now: $306.19/hr
Hours flown since: 400.4 h
Hourly rate: $395.00/hr
Rate last changed: September 2025
Cost per hour before: $254.74/hr
Cost per hour, 12 months to now: $306.19/hr
Hours flown since: 400.4 h
Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.
Fuel went from $84.85 to $114.86 per hour flown. main factor
Fuel per hour, before: $84.85/hr
Fuel per hour, now: $114.86/hr
Lease payments went from $82.96 to $93.19 per hour flown. smaller factor
Lease payments per hour, before: $82.96/hr
Lease payments per hour, now: $93.19/hr
Insurance went from $25.20 to $32.22 per hour flown. smaller factor
Insurance per hour, before: $25.20/hr
Insurance per hour, now: $32.22/hr
Students who were flying regularly have stopped booking.
$6,174 est Their average monthly revenue
5 students with regular lessons haven't booked for 14 days or more, about $6,174 a month of revenue between them; most last flew the same type of aircraft.
Ideas schools in this spot often explore
Whether the aircraft type most of them last flew was often unavailable, or a step up from what they trained in.
A personal check-in with each student: schedule, money, motivation, or instructor fit.
Booking the next lesson before the student leaves the current one.
Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.
Show the numbers
5 students with at least 3 lessons in the 60 days to 2026-10-20 have had no booking for 14 days or more: Student 1 (50 days), Student 3 (52 days), Student 8 (51 days), Student 9 (50 days), Student 10 (51 days).
Students: 5
Student 1: days since last booking: 50
Student 3: days since last booking: 52
Student 8: days since last booking: 51
Student 9: days since last booking: 50
Student 10: days since last booking: 51
1 more
Average monthly revenue, together: $6,174
Students: 5
Student 1: days since last booking: 50
Student 3: days since last booking: 52
Student 8: days since last booking: 51
Student 9: days since last booking: 50
Student 10: days since last booking: 51
Average monthly revenue, together: $6,174
Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.
4 of the 5 students last flew a Piper PA-28-181 Archer III. main factor
After its operating costs and the owner's payout under the agreement, the school was about $510 behind on N8123V in this period.
Ideas schools in this spot often explore
How the costs the school carries on the leaseback (insurance, hangar, maintenance) are split with the owner in the agreement.
Whether the leaseback agreement's payout terms still fit what the aircraft earns and costs to run.
Which months' owner payouts differ from the agreement, and whether a payment was missed, doubled, or paid on old terms.
Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.
Show the numbers
At $22 per Hobbs hour, N8123V's owner was owed $0 for 0.0 hours; the books show $0 paid. After that payout and its operating cost of $510, the school's net on N8123V was -$510.
N8123V payout owed: $0
N8123V payout booked: $0
N8123V revenue: $0
N8123V operating cost before payout: $510
N8123V net after payout: -$510
N8123V payout owed: $0
N8123V payout booked: $0
N8123V revenue: $0
N8123V operating cost before payout: $510
N8123V net after payout: -$510
2 aircraft are due for inspection in the same two weeks.
Together they flew 51% of the fleet's hours, so having them down at once would leave the schedule short.
Ideas schools in this spot often explore
Bringing one inspection forward a few days so the aircraft aren't down at the same time.
Whether the shop can take two aircraft in the same week, and how long each would take.
Which bookings fall in those weeks and could move to other aircraft.
Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.
Show the numbers
N744PS's 100-hour inspection (about Nov 30, 2026), N744PS's annual (due by Nov 30, 2026) and N8123V's 100-hour inspection (about Dec 1, 2026) are projected within 14 days of each other; together these aircraft flew 51% of the fleet's hours from 2026-07-23 to 2026-10-20.
N744PS 100-hour: about Nov 30, 2026
N744PS Annual: due by Nov 30, 2026
N8123V 100-hour: about Dec 1, 2026
N744PS share of fleet hours: 19%
N8123V share of fleet hours: 32%
N744PS 100-hour: about Nov 30, 2026
N744PS Annual: due by Nov 30, 2026
N8123V 100-hour: about Dec 1, 2026
N744PS share of fleet hours: 19%
N8123V share of fleet hours: 32%
Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.
Together N744PS and N8123V flew 51% of the fleet's hours from 2026-07-23 to 2026-10-20. main factor
Share of fleet hours: 51%
N744PS: 100-hour about Nov 30, 2026 and annual due by Nov 30, 2026; 16.4 tach hours a month, 19% of the fleet's hours. smaller factor
N744PS hours per month: 16.4 h/month
N744PS share of fleet hours: 19%
N8123V: 100-hour about Dec 1, 2026; 28.6 tach hours a month, 32% of the fleet's hours. main factor
N8123V hours per month: 28.6 h/month
N8123V share of fleet hours: 32%
est Includes estimated values: inferred bills, placeholder fixed costs or allocated fuel. Figures for cancellations, downtime and unbilled ground sessions are estimates by design.
Informational only, based on your data. Not financial, legal, or aviation-maintenance advice.
School
Aircraft operating margin
−$2,481est
School-level revenue
Instruction
$0
Ground instruction
$0
Other revenue
$0
Shared overhead
$0
Operating result
−$2,481est
Aircraft loans
−$742est
Net after loan payments
Cash view: includes loan principal
−$3,223est
Summary
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2026-10-01 to 2026-10-20: no aircraft flew.
A customer kept flying with about $1,097 more than 30 days overdue.
N744PS's engine is projected to reach overhaul about May 2027; overhaul cost $84,000 (your setting).
3 of 7 students who stopped flying stopped at 10–20 hours, about $25,303 of later revenue (estimate).
Students & instructors
No booking in this range names an instructor or a student.
Lessons and flights by type
Dual hrs
Solo hrs
Rental hrs
Ground hrs
School
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Instruction revenue: flight instruction $0, ground instruction $0. Flight hours are Hobbs time; ground hours are booked time.
Where students stop flying
7 students stopped flying in the 12 months to 2026-10-20: no booking for 60 days or more, after 3 or more lessons. Hours flown when they stopped (Hobbs).
10–10
310–20
120–30
130–40
140–50
Hours flown when they stopped
When the schedule is full
No aircraft had enough bookings in this range to show.
Informational only, based on your data. Not financial, legal, or aviation-maintenance advice.