Timeline by date
See actual and predicted expense events on a timeline with cumulative costs and projected income from the current hourly rate.
Know what flying really costs
Replace spreadsheet guesses with expense records tied to your aircraft.
A flying club’s true cost picture includes more than fuel receipts. Contact Ground organizes entered expenses, recurring fixed costs, per-flight-hour reserves, and planned maintenance so the club can make rate decisions from one shared source.
Fixed costs
Hangar rent, insurance, subscriptions, loans, annual inspections, and other costs that exist even when the airplane flies less.
Variable costs
Fuel, oil, ramp fees, maintenance, parts, upgrades, and expense entries tied to aircraft usage.
Per-hour reserves
Add configured per-flight-hour expenses directly to the forecast hourly rate for items like engine, avionics, or maintenance reserves.
Recurring entries
Track weekly, monthly, or annual expenses with effective dates instead of recreating the same line by hand.
Forecast view
Show the gap before it becomes a cash problem.
Projected expenses
$3,450
Projected income
$3,500
Projected surplus
$50
When expenses rise above projected hourly-rate income, the forecast highlights the gap so treasurers and boards can review rates before costs surprise the club.
Cost forecasting
Forecast aircraft hourly rates from the expenses that matter.
The resource cost forecast combines selected entered expenses, forecast-enabled maintenance estimates, temporary what-if rows, and expected flight hours.
Maintenance due points
Forecast oil changes, annual inspections, overhauls, and other maintenance by due date or projected due hours.
Rate math you can explain
A summary shows which entries are included and how projected expenses roll into the forecast hourly rate.
Monthly dues planning
Forecast member dues from fixed costs across the whole club.
Not every cost belongs in an aircraft hourly rate. Contact Ground separates resource-specific cost forecasting from organization-level monthly dues planning, so fixed expenses can be divided across members instead of buried in one airplane’s rate.
What the dues forecast considers
- Entered fixed expenses: selected recurring and one-time fixed expenses across all resources.
- Fixed maintenance estimates: forecast-enabled fixed maintenance costs from the fleet.
- Current member count: defaulted from the organization, with a what-if member count for planning.
- Current dues income: compared against projected fixed costs to show a gap or surplus.
Mobile expense entry
Members and authorized roles can enter resource expenses from mobile without turning the app into a full reporting tool.
Credit request linkage
Approved credit requests can create linked expense entries so reimbursements are visible in the club’s operating-cost picture.
Built for club decisions
Use forecasts as planning tools for treasurers, aircraft managers, boards, and members reviewing dues or hourly rates.
See flying club expense forecasting in Contact Ground.
Walk through expense entry, aircraft cost forecasting, timeline gaps, and monthly dues planning with real club-style examples.