What FlightLadder collects. Browsing this site requires no account and sends us nothing. Without an account, your pilot profile, certificates, ratings, hours, aircraft, is stored only in your own browser (localStorage). If you create an account, we store your email address (used for sign-in links) and your pilot profile and saved operators on our servers, so they follow you across devices; nothing else is collected. If you join the update list, we collect the email address and any answers you choose to give through our form provider, and use them solely to send FlightLadder updates. If you email us a correction, we keep the email to fix the data.

Payments. Paid subscriptions are processed by Stripe. Your card details go directly to Stripe and never touch our servers; we store only your subscription status and a Stripe customer reference so your Pro features stay unlocked.

What we don't do. We don't sell or share your information with anyone, we don't run ads, and we don't use tracking cookies. Hosting, payment, and form providers (Cloudflare, Supabase, Stripe, Tally) process data on our behalf under their own privacy terms.

Your data, your call. Want your account and everything in it deleted? Email flightladdernetwork@gmail.com from your account address and it's gone.

Operator data. Operator listings are compiled from public FAA records and operators' own public websites. If you're listed and want a correction, email flightladdernetwork@gmail.com.

Removal. Want off the update list? Every email has an unsubscribe link, or just reply "remove." Questions: same address.

What this is. FlightLadder™ is an informational directory of FAA-certificated Part 135 operators, compiled from public FAA data and operators' public websites, plus tools that summarize federal regulations as rules of thumb.

No guarantees. Data is provided "as is." Fleets change, careers pages move, openings close, and FAA records lag reality. Hiring flags and stated minimums are dated snapshots, not live listings. Always verify with the operator and the current regulation before making career decisions. FlightLadder is not legal, career, or financial advice, and regulatory summaries (like 14 CFR 135.243) are not a substitute for the rule itself.

Accounts & subscriptions. FlightLadder-Free is free with an account. FlightLadder-Pro is a paid subscription (monthly or annual) billed through Stripe; it renews automatically until you cancel, which you can do any time from your account: you keep Pro until the end of the period you've paid for. Prices may change with notice; changes never apply to a period you've already paid. Don't share one account across multiple people.

Fair use of the site. Personal, non-commercial use is welcome. Don't scrape, republish the dataset wholesale, or misrepresent FlightLadder data as your own. Operator names and trademarks belong to their owners; FAA data is public information.

Liability. To the maximum extent permitted by law, FlightLadder and its owner aren't liable for decisions made or opportunities lost based on information here. If something's wrong, tell us: flightladdernetwork@gmail.com, and we'll fix it.

Changes. These terms may be updated as the product grows; the effective date above tracks the current version.