GlideHQ glossary
Gliding Club Software Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the operational, fleet, training, safety, tracking and finance terms used across GlideHQ.
- 01Aerotow
- A launch where a powered tug tows a glider. GlideHQ records linked glider and tug movements with separate aircraft, pilots, usage and billing facts.
- 03Candidate match
- A suggested link between tracking evidence and an Operations flight. Ambiguous candidates stay unresolved until a person reviews them.
- 04Confirmed flight
- A flight whose operational facts have been reviewed and confirmed. It can then drive owned consequences such as usage, recency, training and charges.
- 05Defect
- A recorded problem with a fleet asset. Closing a defect records its resolution but does not automatically restore serviceability.
- 06Financial party
- The person or organisation responsible for a club account entry. It remains separate from the GlideHQ subscription account.
- 07Flying day
- The shared operational context for flights, launch points, people, aircraft and field activity on a particular club day.
- 08Launch point
- The active place and configuration from which the club operates launches on the airfield.
- 09Movement
- The aircraft-specific operational part of a flight. Aerotow has linked glider and tug movements.
- 10OGN
- The Open Glider Network. GlideHQ treats approved OGN observations as advisory evidence and respects device privacy settings.
- 11Operational reinstatement
- A separate authorised action that restores a fleet asset to operational service after restrictions and defects have been considered.
- 12Qualification evidence
- The factual proof, status or date held for a pilot qualification. Club rules interpret that evidence separately.
- 13Recency projection
- A factual view of recent confirmed flying activity and relevant dates. It supports, but does not replace, club judgement.
- 14Restriction
- A named operational limit placed on an aircraft or account. Its reason and authorised removal remain visible.
- 15Rule pack
- A versioned set of effective-dated club rules used to interpret qualification evidence and operational context.
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