Contact Ground Feature Documentation
features/INDEX.md
Welcome to the Contact Ground feature documentation. This index helps you navigate the product capability guides in the docs/features folder and find the technical overview for each major workflow area.
📚 What This Section Covers
These feature guides explain what each capability does, where it fits in the platform, and how it supports club operations.
If you are looking for step-by-step instructions by role, start with the User Documentation Index. If you want to understand how a product area works at a feature level, start here.
🧭 Feature Guides by Topic
Scheduling & Calendar
- Scheduling Resources as Member - Member-side scheduling flow for aircraft and shared resources
- Scheduling with Instructor Availability - Scheduling workflows that include CFI/CFII availability
- Upcoming Calendar Limits - Rules and constraints around future bookings and calendar visibility
- Search - Search capabilities for finding members, resources, and operational records
Flight Operations & Dispatch
- Flight Operations - Dispatch board, operational workflows, and tracking for active flying operations
Maintenance & Reliability
- Maintenance Blocks - How maintenance events block aircraft from the schedule
- Maintenance Reminders - Reminder workflows for upcoming required maintenance items
Pilot Readiness & Compliance
- Currency Reminders - Reminder workflows for expiring pilot currency items
- Endorsements - Endorsement tracking and access control for aircraft/resource usage
- IFR Endorsement - IFR-specific qualification and access guidance
Communication & Visibility
- Notifications - Email, SMS, push, and in-app notification behavior
- Organizational Messaging - Internal club messaging and communication workflows
- Blog Entries - Club news and informational posting features
Accounting & Reporting
- QuickBooks Integration - QuickBooks Online connection, mapping, and invoicing support
- Reports - Reporting capabilities for operations, billing, and activity review
Weather & Decision Support
- Weather Integration - Aviation weather data surfaced inside operational workflows
🔍 Common Reasons to Use These Docs
“I want to understand how Contact Ground handles...”
- Aircraft scheduling → Scheduling Resources as Member
- Instructor-aware booking → Scheduling with Instructor Availability
- Dispatch and operations tracking → Flight Operations
- Maintenance grounding and alerts → Maintenance Blocks and Maintenance Reminders
- Pilot readiness and endorsements → Currency Reminders, Endorsements, and IFR Endorsement
- Club announcements and alerts → Notifications, Organizational Messaging, and Blog Entries
- Accounting sync and reporting → QuickBooks Integration and Reports
- Weather support for planning → Weather Integration
🔗 Related Documentation
- Main Documentation Index - Top-level documentation hub
- User Documentation Index - Role-based guides for members, instructors, operations staff, admins, owners, and accounting users
- Getting Started - First-login and onboarding overview
- Glossary - Common Contact Ground terminology
💡 Tips for Using the Feature Docs
- Start with the topic area closest to your workflow
- Use these guides to understand capabilities and system behavior
- Follow links into the user manuals when you need step-by-step operating instructions
- Cross-reference related features — many workflows touch scheduling, notifications, and operational visibility together
📅 Last Updated
This index was added on April 9, 2026.