Quick Start

15 minutes to your first booking. Five steps between you and a live schedule board.

Setup Flow

Prerequisites

A valid email and a Stripe account. That’s it.

1. Create your organization

   Head to app.wingwrangler.com and sign up. You’ll need three things:

   Field	Example
   Organization name	”Sunrise Aviation”
   Type	Flight School or Flying Club
   Timezone	Your home field’s timezone

2. Add your aircraft

   Open Fleet → Add Aircraft. Get your first tail number on the board:

   Required	Optional
   Registration (N-number), e.g. N172SP	Equipment tags
   Aircraft type/model	Insurance info
   Hourly rate	Hobbs/Tach readings

   Start with one aircraft. You can add the rest of your fleet later.

3. Invite your team

   Go to Settings → Members. Start with your top-of-chain personnel and work down:

   Note

   Users must accept their invitation email before they can log in.

4. Configure scheduling rules

   Open Settings → Scheduling. These rules control who books what, when:

   Setting	What it does
   Operating hours	Defines bookable windows — no 2 AM checkouts
   Min/max duration	Sets block time limits per booking
   Advance booking	How far ahead pilots can reserve
   Cancellation window	Required notice before a no-show fee kicks in

5. Connect Stripe

   Open Settings → Billing and link your Stripe account:

   • Connect Stripe (takes about 60 seconds)
   • Set your hourly and flat-rate billing
   • Configure late cancellation fees (optional)
   • Build block time packages for your regulars (optional)

   Payments flow directly to your account. WingWrangler never holds your funds.

Verification Checklist

Before you hand the keys to your team, confirm these four items:

Check	Where to look
Operating hours visible	Schedule view
Aircraft listed (N172SP shows up)	Fleet page
Team invites sent	Settings → Members
Test booking works	Schedule → click any open slot

First Booking Flow

Here’s what happens behind the scenes when a pilot books a slot:

No double-books. No phone tag. The schedule stays current for everyone.

Next Steps

You’re live. Now go deeper:

Training

Build your training syllabus, stage checks, and endorsements. Training guide

Scheduling

Fine-tune your schedule board, operating hours, and booking rules. Scheduling guide

Billing

Set up billing rates, block time packages, and payment processing. Billing guide

Users and Roles

Lock down roles and permissions for your team. Users and Roles