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The Planche

The Planche is the club's flying-field app: it replaces the paper flight log. It runs independently of the ERP — even without it — and then sends validated flights to it for billing.

Three ways in

Access For whom Use
Field kiosk Shared tablet, paired with an airfield Declare and follow the day's flights on the field, with no personal login
Member portal Any pilot, on their phone Declare their own flights; instructors and duty managers also run the day
Administration Planche administrator Pilots, machines, ratings, settings, sync with the ERP

When does a flight reach the ERP?

A flight is sent to the ERP only once a duty manager has validated it. Until then it can still be edited in the Planche, and the ERP doesn't see it.

Main features

Feature In short
Flight declaration Pilot, machine, type, then one big button on the flight card: Take off, Land, Certify
Lifecycle and validation Declared → airborne → landed → certified by the pilot → validated by a duty manager → sent to the ERP
Day schedule Attendance, machine assignment, winch and tow crews
Engine time and warm-up A tow plane is "opened" for the day: pilot and engine meter carry over from one flight to the next
OGN tracking On equipped airfields, GPS traces match undeclared flights
Trial-flight vouchers Available vouchers load on demand; a used voucher no longer appears
Ratings SPL, FI, winch, tow… granted on the spot by a duty manager or managed by the administrator
Launch types Tow, retrieval tow, winch launch, plane flight, warm-up… taken from the ERP's pricing
Settings Pilot certification required or not, FFVP licence to certify on the tablet, retention, tow-plane log

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