What are the booking types?

What are the booking types?

The booking type you pick first in the New Booking wizard sets what the rest of the form asks for.

Types you'll pick in the wizard

Type Label What it's for
training_flight Training Flight Dual instruction flight
solo_flight Solo Flight Student solo practice
rental Aircraft Rental Rent an aircraft
checkride Checkride FAA practical test
stage_check Stage Check Stage progress check
discovery_flight Discovery Flight Introductory flight
ground_lesson Ground Lesson Ground school session
simulator_session Simulator Session Simulator training
exam Exam Written or oral exam
meeting Meeting Meeting or briefing
other Other Other booking type

Ground-only types

ground_lesson, exam, meeting, and other don't require an aircraft — the wizard skips the resource step for them.

Additional types

scenic_flight is offered on the waitlist. maintenance and owner_block exist in the data model for internal blocks and aren't picked from the standard booking wizard.

To book one, see [[scheduling-book-a-lesson]].

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