Genoa Labs today announced the public launch of Maverick (maverickfs.app), a compliance and record-keeping platform purpose-built for Part 61 flight schools and independent flight instructors nationwide.
Maverick was created to solve a problem its founder knows firsthand. Noah Lencki is an active CFI, CFII, and MEI, the chief flight instructor of a six-aircraft Part 61 school, and a Phenom 300 pilot for a Wisconsin charter operator. Most flight training in the United States happens at small schools like his — operations with a handful of aircraft and instructors that carry the same documentation stakes as large academies, where a missed endorsement or an undocumented requirement can delay a checkride or create problems in an FAA records review. Yet most of these schools still run on paper binders and spreadsheets, because flight school software has been priced and built for much larger operations.
Built by a team that operates a flight school, Maverick is designed around how small schools actually work — not generic business software adapted for aviation.
What Maverick Does
Maverick gives a school a single system for compliance and student records:
– Part 61 compliance tracking — live progress against FAA regulatory minimums for each certificate track, with an estimated checkride-readiness view and a checkride training window, so instructors can see exactly what remains before a student is eligible for a practical test.
– Student records and flight logging — every flight in one place, with times, maneuvers, takeoffs and landings, and regulation tags, structured to the certificate the student is pursuing. – Digital endorsements — issued from current AC 61-65K templates with instructor credentials auto-filled, and alerts before 90-day solo endorsements, medicals, and knowledge-test windows lapse.
– Prospective student CRM — inbound leads tracked from first inquiry through enrollment, with communication logs, source tracking, and one-click conversion to an active student record. – Student accounts — each student gets their own sign-in showing what’s left to accomplish, assigned lessons with study material, and post-lesson debriefs from instructors.
– Record import — transfer students onboard by importing flight history from CSV exports and logbook totals, with imported time flagged as prior experience and folded into Part 61 progress.
Schools can also build custom checklists for onboarding and stage checks, upload custom syllabus lessons, collect anonymous safety reports, and generate downloadable progress and compliance reports.
The Conditions Behind Every Logged Hour
Maverick’s most distinctive feature records the weather each training flight was actually flown in. Every flight log automatically captures the official aviationweather.gov observation for the airport and hour of the lesson — including the crosswind component resolved against the runway used, at every airport on a
cross-country route. Over a student’s training, Maverick builds a factual picture of the conditions they have experienced: the running averages, the strongest crosswind, the lowest ceiling, the most demanding day in each category.
That record gives instructors and students something that has never existed before: a documented foundation for setting personal minimums based on what a student has actually flown, rather than an instructor’s recollection.
Built for How Flight Schools Operate
“Compliance and record-keeping are critical for flight schools and cannot be overlooked,” said Noah Lencki, co-founder of Genoa Labs. “My intention with Maverick is to simplify that process for CFIs and school administrators while providing robust tools to run the school, measure success, and support student progress across the whole training organization. Maverick is the tool I needed when I was instructing — and it’s the tool my school runs on today.”
Maverick was developed by Lencki and his brother and co-founder, Owen Lencki, and refined through months of daily use at Celestial Kinetics Flight Academy in Waupaca, Wisconsin, where Noah serves as chief flight instructor. Feedback from the school’s instructors shaped the product — including the weather-tracking feature, which began as an instructor’s suggestion.
Pricing and Availability
Maverick is available now, starting at $49/month for a single airplane, with additional aircraft at $15/ month each — unlimited students and instructors, every feature included at every fleet size. Flight schools can sign up or request a demonstration directly from the founders at maverickfs.app.
About Genoa Labs
Genoa Labs, LLC is a Wisconsin-based software company building tools for small businesses, developed out of its founders’ need to run their own operations more efficiently. Its flagship products are Maverick, a compliance platform for flight schools, and Meridian, a property management platform for small
landlords. Genoa Labs’ mission is to make small businesses run more efficiently through software designed for specific industries.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Maverick flight school software? Maverick is a compliance and record-keeping platform for Part 61 flight schools and independent flight instructors, launched September 10, 2026 by Genoa Labs, a Wisconsin-based software company. It provides Part 61 compliance tracking against FAA regulatory minimums, student records and flight logging, digital endorsements from current AC 61-65K templates, a prospective student CRM, individual student accounts, and record import for transfer students.
How does Maverick’s weather tracking feature work? Every flight log automatically captures the official aviationweather.gov observation for the airport and hour of the lesson, including the crosswind component resolved against the runway used, at every airport on a cross-country route. Over a student’s training, the system compiles running averages along with the strongest crosswind, lowest ceiling, and most demanding conditions experienced in each category — providing a documented basis for setting personal minimums.
Why does recorded weather data matter for personal minimums? Personal minimums are typically set from an instructor’s recollection and a student’s general impression of what they’ve handled, which is imprecise. A factual record of the actual conditions flown — specific crosswind components, ceilings, and visibility — lets instructors and students set minimums against evidence rather than memory. Personal minimums appear explicitly in the Airman Certification Standards risk management framework and are commonly discussed during practical test orals.
How much does Maverick cost? Pricing starts at $49 per month for a single airplane, with each additional aircraft at $15 per month. All features are included at every fleet size, with unlimited students and instructors. A six-aircraft school would run approximately $124 per month.
Who created Maverick? Maverick was developed by Genoa Labs co-founders Noah and Owen Lencki. Noah Lencki is an active CFI, CFII, and MEI, chief flight instructor of a six-aircraft Part 61 school, and a Phenom 300 pilot for a Wisconsin charter operator. The platform was refined through daily use at Celestial Kinetics Flight Academy in Waupaca, Wisconsin, where instructor feedback shaped the product — including the weather-tracking feature, which originated as an instructor’s suggestion.
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