Flight Types

Company-specific flight type definitions. Used to classify flights by purpose and determine logbook time allocation.

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Flight Classification Values

Value	Description
pic	Pilot in Command
copic	Copilot
fi	Flight Instructor
dual	Dual
none	None

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List Flight Types

GET /flight_types/index.json

GET /flight_types/index/true.json

List active (non-deleted) flight types for the company, ordered by order field. Pass true to filter only types with booking: true.

Response

{
  "flightTypes": [
    {
      "FlightType": {
        "id": "5",
        "company_id": "42",
        "name": "Training",
        "color": "#3498db",
        "booking": true,
        "order": "0",
        "deleted": false
      }
    }
  ]
}

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List Flight Types (Manager)

GET /flight_types/manager_index.json

List all flight types including soft-deleted ones. Intended for management views.

Response

Same structure as index, includes all records regardless of deleted status.

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View Flight Type

GET /flight_types/view/{id}.json

Retrieve a single flight type by ID.

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
id	number	Flight type ID

Response

{
  "result": {
    "FlightType": {
      "id": "5",
      "company_id": "42",
      "name": "Training",
      "color": "#3498db",
      "booking": true,
      "order": "0",
      "deleted": false
    }
  }
}

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Create Flight Type

POST /flight_types/manager_add.json

Create a new flight type. Also returns the flightClassification reference data.

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
FlightType.name	string	Yes	Display name
FlightType.color	string	No	Hex color code
FlightType.booking	boolean	No	Available for booking scheduling
FlightType.pic_flight_time	string	No	PIC time classification key
FlightType.sic_flight_time	string	No	SIC time classification key

Response

{
  "result": true,
  "flightClassification": {
    "pic": "Pilot in Command",
    "copic": "Copilot",
    "fi": "Flight Instructor",
    "dual": "Dual",
    "none": "None"
  }
}

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Edit Flight Type

POST /flight_types/manager_edit/{id}.json

PUT /flight_types/manager_edit/{id}.json

Update a flight type. A GET to this endpoint returns the current record data plus usage count.

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
id	number	Flight type ID

Request Body (POST/PUT)

Same fields as create, wrapped under FlightType.

Response (POST/PUT)

{
  "result": true,
  "message": "The flight type has been saved."
}

Response (GET)

{
  "flights": 42,
  "flightClassification": { ... }
}

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Delete Flight Type

POST /flight_types/manager_delete/{id}.json

DELETE /flight_types/manager_delete/{id}.json

Soft-delete a flight type (sets deleted = 1). Only flight types belonging to the authenticated company can be deleted.

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
id	number	Flight type ID

Response

{
  "result": true
}

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Reorder Flight Types

POST /flight_types/manager_reorder.json

Set the display order of flight types. Restricted to managers (user_group_id ≤ 110).

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
items	array	Yes	Array of flight type IDs in desired display order

Response

{
  "result": true
}