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User Guide

Importing Your
Schedule

📅 Schedule Tab · ~5 min read
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Open the Schedule tab

Tap the Schedule icon in the bottom navigation. This is your calendar view for trips, reserve days, and non-flying events.

Tap + Add in the top-right corner, then choose Import schedule.

Schedule tab showing calendar with color-coded reserve entries
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Select your screenshot and airline

Choose a screenshot from your photo library, then select your airline in the import flow.

For best OCR results, capture your schedule in list/agenda view with the full event text visible on screen.

Schedule add menu showing import schedule option
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Review OCR text, then parse

CrewAlert runs Apple Vision OCR on-device and shows the extracted text before parsing. Review the text and make corrections if anything looks off.

Tap Parse schedule to convert OCR text into events. Then review parsed output and confirm import into your calendar.

Tip

If OCR misses details, crop less aggressively and recapture in list view. Dense month-grid screenshots usually parse worse than list/agenda screenshots.

Import schedule screen with paste option

Parser support in v1.0.0

CrewAlert v1.0.0 is optimized for OCR screenshot parsing. Current support quality depends on airline schedule style and screenshot clarity.

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United (Best Supported)
United list-view screenshots parse best in v1.0.0, including common reserve codes, J-codes, trip numbers, and multi-day events.
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American (In Progress)
American screenshot parsing is actively improving. Some schedules parse cleanly now; edge cases are still being tuned.
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Other Carriers
Support is expanding. Use Send anonymously on the import screen to submit examples that improve future parser releases.

Set your Import Defaults

To avoid repeating the same options every import, set your defaults once:

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Path
Go to Settings > Schedule > Import Defaults.
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Defaults
Choose preferred airline, reserve mapping behavior, and other import preferences used each time you parse.

After importing

Once parsed, your schedule entries appear on the calendar. Each entry is color-coded:

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Green — Long Call (LC)
Longest response window. Tap to see your LC countdown and window details.
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Yellow — Short Call (SC)
Shorter response window. Add pay thresholds are tracked automatically.
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Orange — Airport Standby (AS)
You're at the airport. Countdown reflects your window end time.
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Purple — Trip
Imported or manually built pairing. Tap to view leg details and FDP tracking.
If colors or types look wrong

Go to Settings → Reserve Setup to customize your reserve codes and what type maps to each color. Different carriers use different abbreviations.

Subscription, trial, and redeem codes

CrewAlert uses Apple billing with RevenueCat entitlement handling.

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Free trial
First-time subscribers get a 7-day free trial before billing begins.
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Redeem code
From the paywall, tap Redeem Code and enter an App Store Connect promo/offer code.
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Restore or manage
Use Settings → Restore in app, and manage billing in iOS: Settings → [Your Name] → Subscriptions.

Help & Support

In the app, open Settings → Help & Support to jump to support resources on this site, including the FAQ, guides, and contact options.

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