Aircraft
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Add an Aircraft
Aircraft can be added into the Book-a-Flight system by clicking on the aircraft icon 
and then clicking the plus icon 
.
The system attempts to include all of the most critical information regarding each aircraft.
Aircraft Details
The first part of the form which appears when the plus icon is clicked, needs to be completed. The fields are as follows:
- Registration
- This field contains the registration of the aircraft, for example ZS-YLR for the aircraft in our example (based on Old Yeller, the P51 Mustang made famous by Bob Hoover)
- Name
- The aircraft name might well be the same as the registration, or it could differ.
- Description
- This field could contain a fuller description of the aircraft.
- Type
- There is a separately maintained type list to ensure all aircraft are correctly sorted into the appropriate type. This field therefore offers a drop-down list.
- Normal Rate
- This would be the standard rate at which the aircraft is hired out. In the case of a club, this might be a special rate specifically for club members.
- Temp Rate
- Often used to set a more expensive rate for non-members
- Intro Flight
- This is a flat rate specifically for Intro flights, and is often set at the cost of one hour
- Next MPI Date
- The date of the next MPI
- Next MPI At
- The hours at which the MPI is due
- Seats
- The number of available seats in the aircraft
- BEM
- MAUW
- The max all up weight of the aircraft
- Fuel Capacity
- Total fuel capacity
- Fuel Consumption
- Average Fuel consumption
- Sort Order
- An alphanumeric sort uses this field to determine the sequence in which the aircraft will appear in any list. So for example this might be used to group 2-seaters together, ahead of 4 or 6 seaters.
- Display
- The setting in this field governs whether or not the aircraft will appear on the booking sheet.
The second part of the form shows some calculations arrived at using the information gathered on the form. This is by no means intended to replace a detailed mass and balance.