Aeroplanned Investment
Make big decisions on better information.
Plan investments, expansion and budgets around what your flight training operation can realistically deliver, with capacity, demand and financials connected from the start.
The challenge
The details behind the numbers matter.
A flight school can look straightforward at a high level. Aircraft fly hours, students complete courses and revenue follows.
But building an accurate picture of what the operation can actually achieve is much harder. You need to understand the resources available, what they can realistically deliver each month, and how those resources will change over time. Then there's the demand: training already committed to, future starts, different programs and the resources each will require.
Every part of the picture matters, and every part affects the others. Without a detailed understanding of how a flight training operation works, it's incredibly difficult to know whether the numbers really stack up.
Aeroplanned brings that operational understanding into one clear, connected model.
The big decisions happen at a high level. The answers are in the detail.
Aeroplanned gives you both.
Capacity planning
Start with what the operation can actually deliver.
Build a realistic picture of the aircraft, simulators and instructors available to the operation, how those resources are expected to change over time, and what they can actually achieve each month.
Aeroplanned guides you through the factors that affect capacity, with sensible defaults to get you started and the flexibility to reflect the operation you're modeling. Adjust the assumptions and immediately see the impact on the capacity available.
Instead of relying on broad assumptions about what each resource should achieve, you can see how the numbers have been built and create a much stronger foundation for the rest of the plan.
Demand planning
Build the right training mix.
Bring together training already committed to with future starts, then quickly test different programs, intake sizes and timing to understand the demand they create across the operation.
Adjust the mix to see how different plans affect aircraft, simulator and instructor requirements over time. Find the combination that meets your goals without creating unnecessary peaks or demand the operation simply can't deliver.
Test different plans
Change programs, intake sizes and start dates and see the impact across the operation.
Balance resource demand
Adjust the training mix and timing to make better use of available capacity.
Keep the plan achievable
See where future demand exceeds what the operation can realistically deliver.
Financial planning
Build the financial plan around the operation.
Model the costs of running the operation, from individual resources through to fixed costs, leasing arrangements and how those costs are expected to change over time.
Then model revenue in the way the business actually earns it, whether that's by course, customer type, payment structure or training hour.
Because the financials are connected to the underlying capacity and demand plan, changes to training, resources or assumptions flow straight through to the financial result.
Model real operating costs
Build costs around the resources you actually expect to use, and adjust assumptions as costs change over time.
Build revenue your way
Model revenue by course, customer type, payment schedule or training hour to reflect how the business actually earns.
See every change flow through
Change demand, capacity, resources or financial assumptions and see the impact across the wider plan.
Test the big decisions
See what happens before you commit.
Test acquisitions, expansion plans and major resource decisions against the operation you've already built. Add aircraft or simulators, change when they enter the operation, compare buying with different leasing arrangements, and see the impact across capacity, demand and financial performance.
Because everything is connected, you're not testing these decisions against broad assumptions. You're testing them against the training the operation is actually expected to deliver.
Plan, compare & reforecast
Keep the plan useful after the decision is made.
Lock in an agreed plan and turn it into clear monthly targets for training, resources, costs and revenue.
As things change, create new versions, test different assumptions and reforecast without losing sight of the original plan. Compare where you expected to be with where the operation is now heading.
Everyone works from the same picture, with the assumptions, changes and targets clearly visible.
Bring your data with you
Start with what you already know.
Bring existing operational and financial data into Aeroplanned to reduce manual entry and build your plan from the information you already have.
Talk to us about connecting your data →
Let's talk about what you're planning.
Whether you're assessing an investment, building a budget or considering a major change to a flight training operation, we'd love to hear what you're working on. A demo gives us the chance to understand what you need to model and show you how Aeroplanned can help you build the detail behind the decision.