Flight Circle is a well-regarded, mobile-first scheduling and management app for flight schools and clubs, built in and for the United States. It is a capable product. For a UK school or club, though, it is shaped around the US market, dollar billing and FAA workflows. flyWilco is built UK-GA-first, with a modern booking experience and a genuinely free tier for non-commercial groups.
Flight Circle has a strong reputation in the US. It is fair to say it covers:
The same core job, fitted to UK general aviation.
UK aerodromes, METAR/TAF, civil-twilight times and UK flight types like IR(R), GST and Nav Ex, rather than US-shaped workflows you have to translate.
Transparent GBP pricing with proper UK VAT at checkout, not dollar billing and US tax assumptions.
flyWilco is free forever for small non-commercial groups, so a syndicate or club can run a real booking board at no cost, then upgrade only when you grow.
Home-field METAR and TAF on the board, plus a free colour-coded VFR weather map across the UK, Europe and the USA.
A clean, fast board your members enjoy using, set up the same day with no sales call required.
Every approval shows the pilot's last-flown readout, so nobody clears a rusty student by accident.
Flight Circle is a strong US app. For a UK school or club, the fit is different.
flyWilco compared to Flight Circle, in brief.
Yes, particularly for UK flying schools and clubs. flyWilco offers core scheduling, approvals and member management in a UK-first package with GBP/VAT billing, UK weather and a free tier, where Flight Circle is a US-built app.
flyWilco works in any mobile browser today, and native iOS and Android apps are on the roadmap. The live weather map is already a handy companion on the flight line.
flyWilco starts free for small non-commercial groups. Paid Club and School tiers are billed transparently in pounds. See our pricing for current rates.
Yes, via CSV import for members and bookings, with templates and guided column mapping.
Start free, no card required, and see how flyWilco feels for a UK school or club.