Logbooks, endorsements, and currency — out of the shoebox.
Independent CFIs and Part 61 providers don't need an airline back office — they need the airman record done right. Digital logbook, endorsement history, credential expiries, and 8710 prep on one timeline.
Launching the first quarter of 2027.
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- 61.51 digital logbook
- Auto-connecting flight time
- Endorsement issuance
- Credentials vault
- Recurrency dashboard
- Lesson & checkride scheduling
- IACRA 8710-1 pre-fill
+9 more supporting features lower on the page
Inside the Part 61 workspace
01Airman records
61.51 digital logbook
A proper 61.51 logbook with integer-tenths times across total, PIC, SIC, cross-country, night, and instrument, and ForeFlight-compatible CSV both directions. You keep your existing ForeFlight history and stop maintaining two records that drift apart. It replaces the paper logbook and the shoebox it lives in.
Replaces: the paper logbook and the shoebox it lives in
- Integer-tenths times: total / PIC / SIC / XC / night / instrument
- ForeFlight-compatible CSV import and export
- Keep your existing ForeFlight history — one record, not two
How an operator uses this
An independent CFI's week
An independent CFI finishes a lesson, marks the session complete, and the time posts to the right logbook bucket by seat flown — instruction given lands where it belongs without re-typing at the end of the day. The ForeFlight history they already keep imports and exports as CSV both ways, so there aren't two records drifting apart.
A student is ready for a checkride, so the CFI issues the endorsement and it becomes a row with its expiry, the issuing instructor, and the stored signed document — not a note in a paper logbook or a text thread. The 8710-1 builds straight from the completed training records and exports IACRA-ready, instead of being hand-filled.
On the recurrency dashboard, the CFI's own flight review and a student's medical are on a Due-Soon timeline, so currency is tracked rather than remembered. It's the airman record done right — without the airline back office a one-instructor shop would never use.
Illustrative — every screen reflects what's in your own data, nothing more.
Illustrative — every screen reflects your own data.
02Airman records
Auto-connecting flight time
When a flight or lesson is marked complete, the time posts to the right logbook bucket automatically based on the seat flown, so instruction given and received land where they belong without re-typing. Auto-posted rows dedupe against manual and imported entries. It replaces the end-of-day reconciliation between the schedule and the logbook.
Replaces: the end-of-day reconciliation between the schedule and the logbook
- Completed sessions post to the logbook by seat flown
- No re-typing at the end of a duty day
- Auto-posted rows dedupe against manual and imported entries
Illustrative — every screen reflects your own data.
03Airman records
Endorsement issuance
Issue an endorsement and it becomes a row with its expiry, the issuing CFI, and the stored signed document; renewals preserve the history. You can see whose endorsements are about to lapse instead of finding out at the next lesson. It replaces endorsements scattered across paper and text threads.
Replaces: endorsements scattered across paper and text threads
- Each endorsement a row with expiry and issuing CFI
- Stored signed document; renewals preserve the history
- Lapsing endorsements visible before the next lesson
Illustrative — every screen reflects your own data.
04Airman records
Credentials vault
Certificates, ratings, and medicals live on one record with their expiry dates and scanned documents, and the system flags what's coming due. A lapsed medical or flight review stops being something you have to remember. It replaces tracking currency by memory.
Replaces: tracking currency by memory
- Certificates, ratings, and medicals on one record
- Expiry dates and scanned documents
- Auto-flags what's coming due
Illustrative — every screen reflects your own data.
05Airman records
Recurrency dashboard
Flight reviews and currency requirements sit on a Due-Soon timeline, so a student or a CFI's own currency surfaces well before it lapses. It replaces the currency dates kept on a personal calendar.
Replaces: the currency dates kept on a personal calendar
- Flight reviews and currency on a Due-Soon timeline
- Student or CFI currency surfaced before it lapses
- Replaces currency dates kept on a personal calendar
Illustrative — every screen reflects your own data.
06Training & checkrides
Lesson & checkride scheduling
One calendar holds instruction and checkride bookings, so a CFI running multiple students sees the whole week in one place and avoids the double-booked Saturday. It replaces juggling lessons across a phone and a paper calendar.
Replaces: juggling lessons across a phone and a paper calendar
- One calendar for instruction and checkride bookings
- The whole week in one place for a CFI running multiple students
- No double-booked Saturday
Illustrative — every screen reflects your own data.
07Training & checkrides
IACRA 8710-1 pre-fill
The 8710-1 builds straight from completed training records and exports as IACRA-ready CSV, so a checkride applicant isn't hand-keyed every time. It replaces filling out the 8710-1 by hand for every applicant.
Replaces: filling out the 8710-1 by hand for every applicant
- Builds from completed training records
- IACRA-ready CSV export
- No hand-keyed checkride applicant
Illustrative — every screen reflects your own data.
In every operation
The platform backbone, under every Part
The platform-wide backbone — the same under every FAR Part.
Auto-fills from completed flights, manual entry, and ForeFlight CSV import/export.
Certificates, ratings, medicals, and type ratings with auto-expiry alerts and document storage.
Priority/status/assignee work orders, parts with reorder thresholds, vendors, and purchase orders.
Every requirement on a Compliant → Due-Soon → Overdue timeline with a weekly admin digest.
Utilization, currency, and activity KPIs with CSV export.
Every mutation recorded with actor, entity, and timestamp — searchable and exportable.
Read-only links for FAA/POI/external auditors that expire automatically — no shared logins.
Bearer-token REST API (scoped) and HMAC-signed outbound webhooks for HRIS, ERP, and ops integrations.
Tenant isolation, role-based access, per-employee surface restrictions, TOTP 2FA, and GDPR data export/erasure.
Today
What's slowing you down
- Endorsements scattered across paper logbooks and text threads
- 8710-1 filled out by hand for every checkride applicant
- Medical and flight-review currency remembered, not tracked
With AviationAlley
What changes
- A 61.51 digital logbook with ForeFlight CSV export
- Endorsement issuance with a per-student endorsement timeline
- IACRA 8710 pre-fill straight from completed training records
Why operators switch
What we have. What incumbents don't.
| AviationAlley | Status quo |
|---|---|
| Purpose-built airman record | Paper logbook + a shoebox of endorsements |
| Auto-expiry currency alerts | Remembered, not tracked |
| IACRA pre-fill from records | Hand-filled 8710-1 per applicant |
Recommended for Part 61
Starter plan
Unlimited seats · priced to your fleet
One FAR rule set, unlimited seats. Right-sized for single-rule schools and small operators.
- One operation module included
- Unlimited staff seats
- Public REST API + webhooks
- White-label branding
- Email + community support
Frequently asked questions
Part 61 — common questions
Does the 61.51 logbook export to ForeFlight?+
Yes. The logbook imports and exports ForeFlight-compatible CSV both directions, so you keep your existing history. Completed sessions also auto-post to the right logbook bucket by seat flown, so you don't double-enter at the end of the day.
Can I track endorsements per student?+
Yes. Each endorsement is a row with its expiry, the issuing CFI, and a stored signed document; renewals create new rows so the history is preserved and lapsing endorsements surface on a Due-Soon timeline.
Is AviationAlley overkill for an independent CFI?+
No — Part 61 is a deliberately lean operation. You get the airman record done right (logbook, endorsements, credential expiries, IACRA prep, currency reminders) without the airline back office. If you later add a Part 141 program, the same workspace scales up to it.
Built for Part 61.
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