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Flight Operations Manual

Standard Practice 3100

2 For Training Purposes Only Bountiful Flight, LLC 2018 FOM v.1.0

Table of Contents

I. Students and Renters

A. Getting Started

i. TSA Eligibility ....................................................................................5

ii. BF Eligibility ......................................................................................5

iii. Student Folder .................................................................................5

B. Scheduling and Billing

i. Flight Schedule Pro ..........................................................................6

ii. Jeppesen ..........................................................................................6

iii. Your Flight Instructor .......................................................................6

C. Bountiful Flight Operations

i. Conduct ............................................................................................7

ii. Reporting/Chain of Command .........................................................7

iii. Incident/Accident Reporting ...........................................................8

iv. Squawk Procedures .........................................................................8

v. Dispatching ......................................................................................8

1. Intro Flights ....................................................................... 10

2. Flight Lessons .................................................................... 11

3. Ground Lessons ................................................................. 12

4. Flight Lessons (Financing Students) .................................. 13

5. Ground Lessons (Financing Students) ............................... 14

6. Stage Checks (All Students) ............................................... 15

D. Training Operations

i. Minimum Altitudes ....................................................................... 16

ii. Communications ........................................................................... 16

iii. Weight & Balance and Performance ............................................ 16

iv. Simulated Emergencies ................................................................ 16

E. Environmental Operations

i. Weather ....................................................................................... 18

ii. Student Solo Limitations ............................................................... 18

F. Aircraft Operations

i. Fueling........................................................................................... 19

ii. Boarding and Deplaning ............................................................... 19

iii. Maintenance Irregularities ........................................................... 19

iv. Engine Starting .............................................................................. 19

v. Taxiing ........................................................................................... 20

vi. Parking .......................................................................................... 20


vii. Aircraft Care .................................................................................. 20

viii. Cold Weather ................................................................................ 21

G. Airport Operations

i. Runways ........................................................................................ 22

ii. Contaminated Runways ................................................................ 22

H. Local Operations

i. KBTF............................................................................................... 23

ii. KOGD ............................................................................................. 23

I. Cross-Country Operations

i. Cross-Country Planning ................................................................ 24

ii. Diversions to Alternate Airports ................................................... 24

iii. Mechanical Difficulties En Route .................................................. 24

iv. Cost Reimbursement .................................................................... 25

v. Airports ......................................................................................... 25

J. Miscellaneous

i. Aerobatics ..................................................................................... 27

ii. Alcohol/Drugs ............................................................................... 27

iii. Dress ............................................................................................. 27

K. Flight-crew Lead Training (FLT) in Partnership with SkyWest

i. In Comparison to BF’s Traditional Training................................... 28

ii. FLT Program Outline ..................................................................... 28

iii. Student Responsibilities ................................................................ 29

iv. Instructor Responsibilities ............................................................ 29

II. Instructors

A. Getting Started

i. New hire checklist ......................................................................... 31

ii. Flight Schedule Pro ....................................................................... 31

1. Scheduling ......................................................................... 31

2. Dispatching........................................................................ 31

3. Flight Tracking ................................................................... 32

4. Maintenance ..................................................................... 32

iii. GroupMe ....................................................................................... 32

B. Dress/uniforms ......................................................................................... 33

C. Disciplinary Action .................................................................................... 34

D. Incident Reporting .................................................................................... 35

E. Intro Flights ............................................................................................... 36

F. Ground and Flight Training

i. Limitations .................................................................................... 37

ii. Pay ................................................................................................ 37

iii. Logging Training ............................................................................ 37


iv. Student Solos ................................................................................ 38

v. Endorsements ............................................................................... 38

vi. Current Experience ....................................................................... 38

1. Requirements .................................................................... 38

2. Recurrency Training .......................................................... 38

G. Stage Checks ............................................................................................. 40

H. Checkrides ................................................................................................. 41

I. Assistant Chiefs

i. New Hire Training ......................................................................... 42

ii. Weeklsy Safety Meeting ............................................................... 42

iii. Mock Checkrides ........................................................................... 43

iv. Accident/Incident Reporting ........................................................ 43

v. Coordinating with Maintenance ................................................... 43

vi. Disciplinary Actions ....................................................................... 44

J. Chief Instructor ......................................................................................... 45

III. Staff ....................................................................................................................... 46

IV. Appendix

A. New Hire Checklist .................................................................................... 48

B. Exit Interview Checklist ............................................................................. 49

C. Student Folder Checklist ........................................................................... 50

D. Personal Information Form ....................................................................... 51

E. Accident Waiver ........................................................................................ 52

F. Equipment Use Agreement ....................................................................... 54

G. Compliance Agreement ............................................................................ 56


I. Students and Renters

A. Getting Started

Welcome to Bountiful Flight! To get you enrolled as a student and renter, please come prepared to satisfy the following documentation:

i. TSA flight training eligibility requirements:

□ Driver’s License and Birth Certificate OR □ Valid Passport

ii. BF student eligibility requirements:

□ Government issued photo ID □ Credit or debit card □ Pilot’s license (if you’re already a pilot)

□ Logbook (if you’re already a pilot)

□ Medical certificate (if you’re already a pilot)

iii. Prior to renting any of BF’s aircraft, your student folder must also contain:

□ TSA Documentation (copy)

□ Customer Information and Pilot History Form (complete and sign)

□ Accident Waiver, Assumption, and Release of Liability Form (sign)

□ Equipment Usage Agreement (sign)

□ Medical Certificate (copy)

□ Credit/Debit Card (copy)

□ Pilot’s License (copy)

□ Logbook (copy of last 2 pages)

□ Aircraft Checkout Form (prior to any non-instructional flight)

□ Acknowledgement of these BF Standard Operating Procedures (sign)


B. Scheduling and Billing

Our office assistant will orient new students to the following:

i. Flight Schedule Pro (create account)

□ schedule aircraft and/or instructors □ view invoices and make payments □ log and track flight lessons □ check aircraft maintenance status live □ monitor BF announcements and alerts

ii. Jeppesen Online Training (enroll)

□ log and track ground training □ obtain the knowledge required to become a certificated pilot □ support and clarify flight lessons

iii. Your Certified Flight Instructor (introduction)

□ Students may schedule their own reservations, but should plan and schedule appointments with their instructor well in advance.

□ Dispatch will also help coordinate, organize, and reschedule your reservations.

□ Stage checks and checkrides must ONLY be scheduled by instructors. □ Students must contact their instructor immediately to cancel or

reschedule a flight lesson. □ Reservations that appear on the schedule within 2 hours of the

appointment time will be charged whether or not that appointment occurs, unless otherwise authorized by a BF employee due to weather, maintenance, or other extenuating circumstances.

□ Students must have flown with an instructor within the preceding 2 weeks prior to any solo flight.

□ Aircraft checkout permission expires after 60 days of no flight, and requires a refresher flight with a BF instructor to renew if lapsed.

□ The Chief instructor has the authority to ground all flights when he or she thinks conditions or circumstances warrant.

□ Each flight must return to BF at least 15 minutes prior to the end of the reservation time.


C. Bountiful Flight Operations

i. Conduct

□ Once their instructor approves, students should arrive early and complete

the preflight procedures prior to each flight lesson in order to maximize

the time alloted for that lesson.

□ When you fly BF aircraft, you represent BF and must act:

- courteous to all others,

- respectful of regulations, roles, and property, and

- professional at the airport, in the airplane, and on associated social media.

□ BF SOPs and checklists must be strictly adhered to. Digital versions are

available for free, and printed versions may be purchased at the front

desk.

ii. Reporting/Chain-of-Command

Owner/Operator

Dispatch

Chief Instructor

Asst. Chief Instructors

Instructors

Students

Program Manager

Office Staff

Other Staff

Maintenance Supervisor

Mechanics


□ Report all concerns, (maintenance/squawks, scheduling, billing, training,

etc…), to your instructor. They will properly coordinate the resolution of

the issue.

□ Students may report to the Assistant Chief if their issue is not properly

resolved after having been reported to their instructor.

iii. Incident/Accident Procedures and Reporting

□ In the event of an abnormal, or emergency, situation consult the

appropriate checklist.

□ Never risk injury to salvage the aircraft in any way.

□ NTSB 830 procedures must be strictly adhered to. BF can assist in this.

□ Any, (and all), incidents and accidents must be reported immediately to

your instructor and the Chief Instructor.

□ Aircraft involved in any incident or accident must be grounded

immediately until a mechanic inspects it and returns it service.

□ If you’re not sure whether, or not, you need to report something, just

report it and let your instructor decide.

□ Do not speak to the press about an incident or accident, even if it was

unrelated to BF aircraft.

□ When able, fill out BF’s Incident/Accident Report

iv. Squawk Procedures

□ Students may not scribe squawks on FSPs.

□ Squawks must be verified by an instructor, who will then scribe the

squawk on FSP and report the squawk to an assistant chief and dispatch.

□ Dispatch will coordinate the squawk with the mechanic, schedule the

maintenance on FSP, and reschedule the affected flights.

v. Dispatching

□ All reservations, (both ground and flight), must be dispatched out prior to

beginning that lesson/flight.

□ All reservations must be dispatched back in at the conclusion of each

lesson/flight.


□ Instructors are responsible for the proper dispatching of each

flight/lesson, but should teach and allow the student to become proficient

at dispatching procedures.

□ Dispatching alerts must only be overridden by the Chief Instructor, Asst.

Chief, Dispatch, or Program Director.

□ Dispatch is available to be helpful with dispatching issues.

□ Billing times must be properly documented according to the following

highlighted prompts:

vi. Solo and Passenger-Carrying Flights

□ Pilots must meet pilot recency requirements as described in FAR 61.57 to

carry passengers on Bountiful Flight aircraft.

□ Pilots must have at least 100 hours total time prior to carrying passengers,

(unless the passenger is qualified for and performing the duties of a safety

pilot).

□ All passengers must sign a liability waiver prior to flying on Bountiful Flight

aircraft, regardless of their relationship to the pilot-in-command.

□ If a passenger is a minor, then the liability waiver must be signed by the

legal guardian.


Intro Flights:


Flight Lessons (Non-Financing Students):


Ground Lessons (Non-Financing Students):


Flight Lessons (Financing Students):


Ground Lessons (Financing Students):


Stage Checks (All Students):


D. Training Operations

i. Minimum Altitudes: Except for takeoff and landing, BF aircraft shall not:

□ be operated below 500’ AGL

□ be operated below 1000’ AGL at night

ii. Communications

□ If able, quality headsets should be used.

□ BF rents headsets for $10/hour except for introductory flights.

□ Pilots must adhere to appropriate radio procedures and nomenclature as

prescribed in the AIM.

□ Pilots are to use their full tail number while on any/all CTAFs.

□ Pilots are to use BFLT# while on with:

i. Salt Lake Approach/Departure (all frequencies)

ii. Salt Lake Tower

iii. KOGD Tower

iv. Hill AFB Tower

v. Provo Tower

□ Pilots are NOT to use BFLT# while on:

i. CTAF

ii. Salt Lake Center

iii. Any other frequency

iv. IFR Clearance

iii. Weight & Balance and Performance

□ Weight & balance must be calculated prior to each flight with new or

different aircraft, student, instructor, or passenger configurations.

□ The Pilot’s Operating Handbook, (POH), specific to each make/model is

the authoritative source of determining performance data. The Koch Chart

will be used when such data is unavailable in the POH, (as is the case with

the SportCruisers).

iv. Simulated Emergencies

□ Simulated emergencies shall not be rehearsed below 500’ AGL unless

landing at an airport


□ Proper simulated emergency procedures must be utilized to ensure

prevention of spark plug fouling and excessive engine cooling

□ Simulated emergencies shall not be rehearsed during student solo flights.


E. Environmental Operations

i. Weather

□ All aircraft must adhere to the environmental limitations according to that

aircraft’s POH, (SportCruisers are limited to 24 knots surface wind in any

direction).

□ Prior to dispatching the pilot/student must obtain a weather briefing for

both departure airport/time and destination airport/time, and determine

that minimum weather conditions will exist for both.

□ Introductory flights are limited to less than 25 knots surface wind from

any direction.

□ All BF flights are limited to less than 30 knots surface wind from any

direction.

□ No BF aircraft shall be operated when any frost is present on the airframe.

□ Flight into known icing conditions is strictly prohibited. □ Moisture with transparency of less than 1sm is considered “visible

moisture”.

ii. Student Solo Limitations

□ No solo flight training shall be conducted unless a flight instructor is on duty.

□ 5sm visibility

□ 5000’ AGL ceilings, (or 3000’ AGL ceilings if not leaving the traffic pattern)

□ 15 knots surface wind in any direction

□ ½ aircraft’s demonstrated crosswind component

□ Dry, clean, paved runways

□ Daytime conditions

□ Additional endorsement limitations as determined by the instructor

□ Airports intended for landing during solo flights must be evaluated,

approved, and endorsed by a BF instructor.

□ All landings must be to a full stop, depart the runway, and taxi back.


F. Aircraft Operations

i. Fueling

□ Fuel must be planned to allow a 45-minute reserve.

□ Fuel volume, type, and purity must be visually inspected prior to each flight.

□ After sumping, return clean fuel into the fuel tank; only dump on the

ground if contaminated.

□ Fuel caps must be installed in the manner that ensure their aerodynamic

security.

□ Do not turn on any electrical switches while fueling, especially the master

switch.

□ No person is allowed on or inside an airplane while fueling.

□ Do not start your engine when the fuel truck is within a wingspan of the

airplane.

ii. Boarding and Deplaning

□ No pilot/student pilot shall start, run-up, land, shutdown and/or secure an

aircraft until he or she has completed the applicable checklist.

□ No pilot/student pilot or passengers will board or exit the aircraft with the

engine running.

iii. Maintenance Irregularities

□ Pilots must familiarize themselves with inspection and squawk status of

their airplane prior to each flight.

□ No plane shall takeoff if any irregularities are detected during engine start,

taxi, or run-up.

□ Report irregularities to a BF instructor immediately.

□ BF instructors shall verify and then scribe squawks on FSP.

□ Irregularities will be coordinated by Dispatch.

□ Irregularities will be reviewed by a mechanic and the appropriate course of

action will be determined.

iv. Engine Starting

□ Pilots will issue a detailed passenger briefing prior to each engine start.

□ The beacon light must be illuminated prior to all engine starts.


□ Pilots must scan then clear the area by yelling “clear prop!” prior to engine

start.

□ At night, both beacon and position lights must be illuminated prior to

engine start.

□ Hand-propped starts are strictly prohibited.

v. Taxiing

□ Brakes must be smoothly tested at low RPM setting prior to taxi.

□ While taxiing, brakes should only be applied after the throttle has been

retarded.

□ Taxi speed shall be no faster than a brisk walk.

□ Sterile cockpit procedures shall be observed during taxi, run-up, takeoff,

and landing phases of flight.

□ No aircraft is to be taxied behind a jet without first verifying that the jet’s

engine(s) is off.

□ Proper crosswind corrections must be made while taxiing, including in

response to the propwash of other airplanes and helicopters.

□ Line-Up-And-Wait procedures are strictly prohibited.

□ Pilots are to observe taxi procedures as outlined in the AIM.

vi. Parking

□ Airplanes need to be parked in the appropriate designated tie-down spot.

□ Airplanes must be shut down according to their respective checklist.

□ All aircraft must be tied down after each flight, or the nosewheel chalked if

no tie-downs are available.

□ Pilots should walk around the plane to ensure it has been properly shut-

down and secured.

vii. Aircraft Care

□ Do not set flight bags, tools, or equipment on the aircraft.

□ Do not step on inappropriate parts of the aircraft, including the seats.

□ Never rotate propellers backwards.

□ Pilots and flight instructors are required to inspect the interior for trash and

remove it.

□ All seat belts and shoulder harnesses are to be clipped and organized after

each flight.


□ Ensure that all systems are secured and all control locks are properly

installed after each flight.

□ On warm or hot days, install sun shades in the windscreen after each flight.

□ If available, aircraft canopies are to be installed if night time, moisture, wind,

or frost is forecasted or likely to occur prior to the aircraft’s next scheduled

flight.

viii. Cold Weather (10°C or below)

□ No takeoff will be attempted unless all critical areas of the aircraft are free

of ice, snow and frost formations.

□ Preheaters and defrosting spray are available from BF. Their use must be

supervised by an instructor.

□ Aircraft equipped with Tannis heaters must be plugged in after the last flight

of each day.

□ Aircarft covers must be installed after the last flight of each day, if available.

□ De-icing fluid may be applied to frosted aircraft at the discretion, (and under

the supervision), of an instructor.

□ Instructors may request to the Assistant Chief for their airplane to be put

into a hangar, (if able), the night prior to the intended flight.


G. Airport Operations

BF students, renters, and personnel must always comply with the airport regulations at

which they are operating. Additionally:

i. Runways

□ Unless flying a seaplane, all BF aircraft must takeoff and land only on hard-

surfaced, well-maintained runways, unless the Chief instructor permits

otherwise.

ii. Contaminated Runways

□ Consult with a BF instructor to determine whether, or not, it is safe to

takeoff and/or land on a runway that is contaminated.

□ A runway is “contaminated” when it is not clean and/or dry, (i.e. rain,

snow, ice, dirt, mud, etc…)

□ Contaminated runway takeoff procedures should be adhered to:

In addition to normal/crosswind takeoff technique, forward pressure to

be applied on the yolk to hold the weight of the aircraft down to the

ground during acceleration and avoid hydroplaning. Once the airplane

reaches rotate speed, forward pressure is released and airplane lifted

quickly off the ground.

□ Contaminated runway landing procedures should be adhered to:

In addition to normal/crosswind approach and landing technique, upon

touchdown the flaps are to be immediately retracted and forward

pressure applied to hold the weight of the aircraft down to the ground

to help avoid hydroplaning until the aircraft is at safe taxi speed.

□ Braking while moving on a contaminated runway is inadvisable, and must

be light.


H. Local Operations

i. KBTF

□ Northbound flights will remain west of I-15 at 5,500’MSL

□ Southbound flights will remain east of I-15 at 6,000’MSL

□ The practice area is located approximately 25nm northwest of KBTF. Be

vigilant at all times due to the high level of traffic.

□ Remain well underneath Salt Lake Bravo airspace unless cleared by ATC.

□ Remain clear of Hill AFB Class+ D unless otherwise authorized.

□ All pilots/student pilots shall contact SLC ATC immediately after departing

the traffic pattern.

□ Because there is no official weather report available for SkyPark Airport,

pilots are to interpolate KSLC and KOGD reports for determining

compliance with BF weather minima.

□ The pilot/student pilot must complete the preflight action becoming

familiar with all available information concerning that flight prior to each

flight.

□ BF is operated out of the SkyPark FBO building. This includes all office,

employee, and testing operations. The overflow building on the east side

of the runway may only be used to store and repair aircraft, as an area for

study, and brief/debrief flights.

ii. KOGD

□ The practice area is located approximately 15nm west of KOGD. Be vigilant

at all times due to the high level of traffic.

□ Remain underneath Salt Lake Bravo airspace unless cleared by ATC.

□ Remain clear of Hill AFB Class D unless otherwise authorized.

□ All pilots/student pilots are requested to remain in communication with

Salt Lake ATC while flying underneath SLC Bravo airspace.

□ Have an airport diagram available to view, and brief the following before

contacting KOGD ground:

- Current weather information, runway in use, and NOTAMS

- Hot spots on the field

- Taxiway / Runway intersections

- Non-movement / Movement areas

- Pay close attention to specific hold short or runway crossing

instructions


- Be familiar with the TSA SIDA area and do not at any time enter this

area.

□ Initial contact with KOGD ground must be established (Who, Where, What,

With) before crossing the movement / non-movement line (while the

control tower is in operation).

□ Run-ups are to be done in the designated run-up areas located adjacent to

the approach end of each runway, or on the de-ice ramp adjacent to the

Mountain Valley ramp.

□ The de-ice ramp may be crossed when taxiing to taxiway A from the

Mountain Valley ramp, as long as it is not occupied.

□ LAHSO may not be accepted by a student pilot.

□ Student pilots must request full stop taxi backs when doing pattern work.

□ Intersection departures may not be accepted by a student pilot.

□ Advise the tower if you are a student pilot.

□ The practice area is located approximately 10-15nm west and northwest of

KOGD.

□ It is requested to avoid practicing maneuvers southwest of KOGD, in the

area which is in line with the instrument approach course for KOGD.

□ When returning to KOGD from the west practice area: it is requested to

make initial contact with KOGD tower at least 8nm from the airport.

□ When departing or entering KOGD airspace to or from the west of I-15

(while the control tower is in operation) an altitude of at or below 5,500’

MSL must be maintained until clear of KOGD Class D.

□ KOGD METAR will give a FICON report scale; 1=good runway conditions,

6=poor runway conditions.


I. Cross-Country Operations i. Cross-Country Planning

□ The pilot must complete the preflight action becoming familiar with all

available information concerning that flight prior to each flight.

□ All student solo limitations apply to student solo cross-country operations.

□ A standard weather briefing must be obtained for all cross-country flights.

□ BF weather minimums must be ensured and complied with for the

entirety of the flight.

□ Student pilots must have their flight plans evaluated and approved by a BF

instructor in person and on the same day as the intended flight.

□ Students flying solo cross-country must file and activate a flight plan with

FSS.

□ Cross-country flights intended to meet the specific requirements of one

certificate or rating must not be used to count for another, (except for the

amount of flight time accrued).

□ Solo cross-country flights must plan to return at least 1 hour prior to

sunset, (this policy pertains only to solo cross-country flights; not local

solo flights).

ii. Diversion to Alternate Airport

□ Pilots must consider most appropriate alternate airports, including

services available, distance, ETE, and fuel consumption.

□ Pilots must contact FSS for NOTAMs, airport info, and advise of the new

route, destination, and expected time of arrival.

□ Once safely on the ground, BF must be notified of the diversion and the

appropriate course of action be determined.

iii. Mechanical Difficulties En Route

□ Mechanical difficulties must be reported immediately to BF, even if it

delays your return. BF will help coordinate maintenance.

□ Pilots must remain on the ground until the issue(s) can be resolved.

□ Aircraft must be found airworthy by an appropriate technician. In that

event, BF will communicate with the technician and re-release the aircraft

to service for the returning flight.

□ BF will be responsible for returning the student pilot to BF should a

mechanical malfunction keep the aircraft grounded for an extended

period. BF will determine the means of transport.


□ BF is not responsible for any delays, diversions and returning to BF due to

weather.

□ Prior to any repair BF must authorize any maintenance in excess of $100.

□ BF will reimburse the pilot for all approved maintenance except for

damage incurred due to pilot negligence.

iv. Cost Reimbursement

□ A pilot/student must have some form of monetary support (i.e. cash or

credit cards) to purchase fuel, food and/or possible lodging.

□ BF will reimburse the pilot/student pilot for all fuel and oil purchased.

□ BF will reimburse any approved mechanical repairs incurred on any flight

in accordance with the terms of the BF aircraft rental agreement and

aircraft rental terms.

□ Unless approved prior, BF will not reimburse the pilot for lodging, ground

transportation, food, travel cost relating to weather, landing fees, tie

down fees, and/or hangar cost.

v. Airports

□ Airports intended for landing during student solo cross-country flights

must be evaluated, approved, and endorsed by a BF instructor.

□ Any/all airports utilized to satisfy cross-country training requirements,

(other than time-building), must not be further than is necessary unless

approved prior by an assistant chief.


J. Miscellaneous

i. Students report to their instructors; not to any staff members.

ii. Aerobatics

□ Aerobatic maneuvers and intentional spins are strictly prohibited without

express consent of the Chief instructor.

i. Alcohol/Drugs

□ No BF student, renter, or instructor shall fly within 12 hours of consuming

alcohol or while still influenced by alcohol in any way, including hang-

overs.

□ No BF student, renter, or instructor shall fly while under the influence of

any medicine effecting pilot performance.

□ No illegal drugs (specified by federal, state and local statutes) are to be

carried on BF aircraft.

□ Any violation of these rules is grounds for complete and immediate

dismissal from BF.

ii. Dress

□ Closed-toed shoes are required on the ramp and while flying BF aircraft.

□ Dress must be appropriate for the weather. Remember, if you have a

forced landing you may not be rescued for several hours.

□ Clothing should be professional; not revealing and/or displaying offensive

content


Stage I:

Full & Partial Panel IFR Flight

• 2 weeks duration

• 60 hrs total time

• Sim/SportCruiser

Stage II:

Holds & Approaches




Stage III:

Cross-Country & Checkride Preparation



• DA40

Checkride

• Pending examiner availability

• DA40

Stage I:

Presolo Experience



• SportCruiser

Stage II:

Solo, Night, and Cross-Country

• 2 weeks duration• 30 hrs total time

• SportCruiser

Stage III:

Checkride Preparation


• 40 hrs total time .

• SportCruiser

Checkride

• Pending examiner availability• SportCruiser

Time-Building

• 3 weeks duration• To 220 hrs total time


Stage I:

Commercial Maneuvers

• 1 week duration• 230 hrs total time

• SportCruiser

Stage II:

Multi-Engine Operations

• 1 week duration• 240 hrs total time

• Tecnam

Stage II:

Cross-Country & Checkride Preparation

• 1 week duraton• 250 hrs total time

• Tecnam

AMEL Commercial Checkride


• Tecnam

Commercial Single-Engine Add-On

• 1 week duration


• SportCruiser

CFI Ground Training



CFI Flight Training

• 1 week duration


• Tecnam

CFI AME Checkride


• Tecnam

CFI Single-Engine Add-On Checkride

• 1 week duration


• SportCruiser

K. Flight-crew Lead Training (FLT) in Partnership with SkyWest

I. In Comparison to BF’s Traditional Flight Training

□ All FLT participants are still subject and must adhere to BF’s SOPs, (both students

and instructors).

□ FLT participants are not favored any more or less than traditional students.

□ FLT is identical to traditional training in content, but lessons are accomplished

more frequently and completion is therefore accelerated.

□ FLT student are anticipated to have obtained their CFI within 8 months of

beginning the program.

II. FLT Program Outline

Private Pilot:

Instrument Rating:

Commercial Pilot:

Certified Flight Instructor:


III. Student Responsibilities

□ Acceptance into the program begins students’ employment at SkyWest.

Therefore, students must go through the proper incoming paperwork and

orientation, to include:

i. Complete a HR hiring interview

ii. Hold a 1st class medical certificate

iii. Pass a background check

iv. Qualify for and complete financing paperwork for the payment of their

training

v. Attend SkyWest’s new-hire orientation training and receive their

employee ID.

□ Students must make themselves available to fly at least 5 times per week.

i. Most students prefer to fly once per day for 5 days a week, but this is

not a limitation.

ii. Students may accomplish 2 flight lessons in one day, but more than 2 is

not recommended.

iii. One day should be utilized as a make-up day as needed.

iv. One day must be taken off.

v. The student must be flexible as to which days of the week they fly, as

the make-up day and/or day off may occur on any day of that week due

to weather, maintenance, or scheduling issues.

□ Students will consult with their instructor regarding training and/or scheduling

issues, and allow their instructors to consult with the appropriate people if

needed.

i. Students may contact an Assitant Chief if an issue is repeatedly

unresolved by their instructor.

IV. Instructor Responsibilities

□ Instructors must make themselves available to accommodate their student’s

intensive training regimen of 5 flights per week.

i. If a student is unable to fly one day, then that lesson must be made up

that same week, (cancellations due to weather or maintenance are not

just ‘lost days’).

□ Student total time is to be reported as part of each stage check. Instructors must

report to an Assistant Chief if a FLT participant’s training hours are exceeding

what is expected, as detailed above in the FLT Outline.

i. Stage check instructors must also report to an Assistant Chief if a FLT

participant’s training hours are exceeding what is expected.

□ Instructors must oversee and ensure quality training by properly overseeing their

student’s ground training and proficiently logging each flight lesson.


□ Instructors should stay ahead of the schedule, and proactively schedule their

student’s stage checks, mock checkride, and practical test.

□ Although the majority of the ground training is accomplished through the

Jeppesen online ground training, instructors need to be keen to their students’

depth of knowledge and deliver supplemental ground instruction as needed.

□ Instructors will consult/resolve training issues with an Assistant Chief.

□ Instructors should coordinate/resolve scheduling issues with Dispatch.


II. Instructors

A. Getting Started

i. Instructors report to the assistant chief(s); not to any staff members.

ii. Prior to being hired, instructors must agree to:

□ Obtain their CFII within 6 months of their hire date.

□ Obtain their MEI within 1 year of their hire date.

iii. New hire checklist

□ (See Appendix)

iv. FSP 1. Scheduling

□ Instructors set their own work schedule and must set up the schedule to

display their availability.

□ Instructors must be at the school when their schedule shows them as

available. Otherwise, they need to modify their schedule to reflect their

unavailability.

□ Dispatch is available to help coordinate, organize, and reschedule your

reservations.

□ Instructors should proactively manage their own schedules if they would

prefer to minimize the liberties that Dispatch may take with an instructor’s

schedule.

□ If you schedule an appointment for someone else, it is courteous to notify

them when able, but it is required to notify them if the reservation is less

than 24 hours away.

□ Cancelled reservations must be immediately deleted.

□ The “Internal Comments” text field of each reservation may be used for

special notes and/or billing instructions.

2. Dispatching

□ Instructors are responsible for the correct dispatching of flight and ground

instruction. However, instructors should train their students to dispatch

independently and competently so that the instructor need only verify

proper dispatching.

□ Each instructor’s schedule should be verified at the end of each day that

all past reservations are now displayed in green.


□ Dispatch is available to help instructors coordinate, organize, and

reschedule their reservations.

□ Instructors should proactively manage their own schedule if they prefer to

minimize the liberties that Dispatch may take to help manage their

schedule.

3. Flight Tracking

□ Instructors may enroll students into flight tracking courses and assign

themselves as that student’s instructor.

□ Each flight lesson must be appropriately debriefed, including

appropriately documenting the flight.

4. Maintenance

□ In addition to the daily-posted maintenance brief, instructors should

monitor the status of their reserved airplanes to verify or modify their

schedule for the day.

□ Instructors are to list squawks on FSP, but should also inform an Assistant

Chief instructor of the squawk.

□ Instructors may ground an aircraft if they so determine, but must inform

the Chief instructor or Assistant Chief Instructor immediately.

□ If an instructor grounds an aircraft, they must notify the group

immediately on GroupMe.

v. GroupMe

□ The primary objective of GroupMe is to strengthen BF’s safety culture. It is

not required for all posts to relate directly to safety, but do not post

comments or pictures that erode this purpose.

□ Please keep posts appropriate to their respective chat.

□ Language and content of posts must be professional, unoffensive, and

uplifting.

□ “Important Notifications” must be acknowledged by ‘liking’ the post.


B. Dress/Uniforms

□ A button-down or polo uniform must be worn and buttoned while

instructing and/or using BF aircraft.

□ Closed-toed shoes must be worn while instructing and/or using BF

aircraft.

□ There are no specific grooming or hygiene restrictions; do your best to

look and smell presentable. Individual issues may warrant individual

remedies.

□ Do not alter BF-branded apparel.

□ Dress must be appropriate for the season, and for a forced landing where

rescue may be delayed several hours.


C. Disciplinary Action

□ All disciplinary conversations must happen with at least 3 people in the

room.

□ Only the Chief instructor, Assistant Chief Instructors, or program

managers can issue reprimand.

□ Most reprimands will be a result of not following FAA regulations and/or

BF SOPs, or demonstration of hazardous attitude(s).

□ Verbal reprimands do not go on record.

□ Written reprimands do go on record and will be kept in the instructor’s

employee folder. They serve as a basis for employment termination.

□ There is no minimum or maximum amount of written reprimands an

instructor might receive. Continued employment will be determined case-

by-case, largely based on the instructor’s subsequent attitude and actions.


D. Incident Reporting

□ Any occurrence outside of normal operations, especially in which the

aircraft may have possibly received any damage, must be reported.

□ Incidents and accidents must be reported to the Assistant Chief Instructor,

or Chief instructor immediately.

□ NTSB 830 procedures must always be adhered to.

□ Any airplane involved in an incident or accident must be grounded until it

can be examined and returned to service by a mechanic.

□ Do not speak to the media regarding any incident or accident, even if it

was not affiliated with Bountiful Flight, without the Chief instructor’s

express permission.


E. Intro Flights

□ Introductory flight students will first check-in with the front desk to sign a

liability waiver.

□ Weight and balance calculations must be performed, found within

airplane limits, and documented prior to each introductory flight.

□ Introductory flights may be conducted in winds up to 25 knots, at the

instructor’s discretion.

□ Introductory flights will only be conducted in VFR or MVFR conditions.

□ Photos are highly encountered during introductory flights.

□ Instructors will be paid _____________

□ Introductory flights that are ½ hour long must follow the prescribed paths

and altitudes. Any deviations must be approved by the Chief Instructor or

an Assistant Chief Instructor.

□ Introductory flights that are 1 hour long may fly at the customer’s

preference, within the bounds of the FARs and BF’s SOPs.

□ Up to 1 hour of a single introductory flight may be logged as instruction

prior to obtaining TSA documentation, but must be the only such entry;

there is no second introductory flight.

□ Upon completion, each introductory flight is gifted one BF T-shirt by BF in

exchange for a positive review on Google, Facebook, or Yelp.


F. Ground and Flight Training

i. Limitations

□ All training flights shall be conducted in accordance with one of the

appropriate lessons in the flight training syllabus.

□ Flight lessons should be completed in their assigned sequence, but may be

rearranged at the instructor’s discretion up to the next stage check, (but

not beyond).

□ Instructors must abide by the Student/Renter operating procedures and

limitations.

□ Any flight that resembles Part 135 operations is strictly prohibited without

the consent of both the Chief Instructor and the local FSDO.

ii. Pay (May be modified at the CTSC’s discretion)

□ Instructors are not responsible for soliciting new students.

□ Instructors are not responsible for collecting payments from students or

renters.

□ Instructors will be paid the same hourly rate for both the ground and

flight training that they provide.

□ Instructors new to BF will be paid $25/hr. until they have flown 100 hours

with BF, then $30/hr. thereafter.

□ Instructors will receive $2.50/hr. pay increase with additional instructor

ratings; CFII and MEI.

□ BF instructors may rent BF aircraft for a discount of $10/hr. off of the

published hourly rate.

□ Donating time to students/renters is prohibited.

□ Donating time to help fellow instructors pursue additional

ratings/certificates is encouraged, but ultimately at the instructor’s

discretion.

iii. Logging Training

□ Each flight lesson must be appropriately debriefed, including

appropriately documenting the flight in the applicable flight tracking

software.


□ Each flight lesson must be appropriately logged in the student/renter’s

pilot logbook.

□ Each ground lesson that will be reflected in an endorsement must be

logged in the student/renter’s pilot logbook, (i.e. correcting a written

exam to 100%).

iii. Student Solos

□ Initial student solo flights must be properly endorsed prior to flight.

□ During supervised solo flights, instructors must establish communication

with their student on the hand-held radio prior to flight.

□ All student solo flights must be briefed and debriefed in person with an

instructor.

iv. Endorsements

□ All endorsements must follow FAR and AC 61-65G (or more current)

guidelines.

□ Endorsement templates are available for BF instructors, and may be used

at the instructor’s discretion.

□ Instructors are responsible for documenting and keeping record of the

endorsements

v. Current Experience

1. Requirements:

□ Instructors are not required to be landing current to carry students, but

they are required to be landing current to carry other passengers while

PIC.

□ Instructors must have recent experience with BF to be considered current

with BF operations and allowed to instruct and/or fly BF aircraft.

□ Instructors are considered current when they have either:

- not missed 3 weekly safety meetings or more in a row, and/or

- have received recurrency training.

2. Recurrency Training:

□ Recurrency training must be issued by the Chief Instructor or an Assistant

Chief Instructor.


□ Recurrency training must include a thorough review of BF’s SOPs,

including a new signature of the compliance agreement.

□ The recurrency trainee must demonstrate proficiency with all FSP

operations, including scheduling, dispatching, logging flight training, and

checking aircraft maintenance status.

□ The recurrency trainee must demonstrate proficiency with the aircraft in

which they intend to instruct/fly, at the trainer’s discretion.


G. Stage Checks

□ All instructors may provide stage checks, so long as it is conducted

according to the appropriate lesson.

□ Instructors may not provide stage checks for their own students.

□ Each stage check within a rating should be accomplished by a different

instructor.

□ Stage checks must only be arranged by instructors; not their students.

□ As presented in the curriculum, each stage check must begin by verifying

proper completion of the student’s folder, TSA docs, training curriculum,

FAR training requirements, and instructor endorsements.

□ Both students and their instructors need to be debriefed about the

student’s stage check performance.

□ Not all students who go into a stage check will pass. When this happens,

counsel the student and instructor of deficiencies, and they can schedule

another stage check with either the same or a different instructor.


H. Checkrides

□ Checkrides must be arranged with an examiner by Dispatch; not the

student.

□ Rescheduling checkrides with a DPE may be arranged by the instructor.

□ Prior to a checkride, verify with your student that they know what to

expect and what to bring.

□ Instructors must be present at the beginning of each checkride to support

their student and satisfy any requests of the examiner.

□ It is helpful to ensure student and examiner comfort during checkrides by

tidying the room, having computers ready, and providing snacks and

water.

□ Take examiner feedback seriously. If you disagree with an examiner’s

decisions, ask questions, but do not argue with an examiner. Afterward,

counsel with an Assistant Chief Instructor for direction.


I. Assistant Chiefs

i. Assistant chiefs report to the chief instructor.

ii. New Hire Training

Assistant Chief is the employment level at which the role begins to be considered “administrative”. Assistant Chief duties include, (but are not limited to):

□ Assistants should be part of the hiring process, including coordinating and

conducting employee interviews and contributing to hiring decisions.

□ New hires must sit down and receive a thorough walk-through of BF’s

SOPs, and demonstrate an understanding thereof throughout.

□ New hires should be oriented to FSP by office staff, but will likely require

additional training therein, including how to properly log flight training.

□ New hires need appropriate aircraft checkouts, which can be performed

by any instructor, but should be coordinated and verified by an Assistant

Chief Instructor.

□ New hires must be oriented to BF apps and their respective etiquette,

including GroupMe and other applicable apps.

□The “New Hire Checklist” should be completed by office staff and located

in the employee’s folder. Assistants should verify that the list has been

completed.

iii. Weekly Safety Meeting

□ Assistant Chief Instructors are to lead the weekly staff meeting with little

or no commentary from other administrative personnel.

□ The content of weekly safety meetings must not detract from their

primary focus: to strengthen and enhance BF’s safety culture.

□ Safety meetings should last one hour or less, and must begin and end with

safety items.

□ Recommended agenda:

1. Safety Concerns (:05)

2. Compliments/Complaints/Awards(:05)

3. Maintenance Issues (:05)

4. Announcements (:10)

5. Lesson (:15) (determined and delivered by the instructors)

6. NTSB Report (:10)


iv. Mock Checkrides

□ Mock checkrides can only be performed by designated instructors,

including the Assistant Chiefs.

□ Mock checkrides must be arranged by the instructor; not the student.

□ Assistant Chiefs may not perform their own student’s mock checkrides.

□ One of the primary objectives of the mock checkride is to verify the

proper completion of training requirements, logged training, IACRA

application, and instructor endorsements. If students are sent into a mock

checkride without those items completed, then the lesson must be

postponed.

□ The appropriate flight lesson must be adhered to for the respective mock

checkride.

□ It is important to brief the student’s performance with both the student

and their instructor.

□ Not all students will pass the mock checkride. In this event, identify the

deficiencies to the student and the instructor, and express that you can

not at that time recommend the student for a checkride.

□ Students who do not pass a mock checkride must repeat some or all of

the lesson, at the instructor’s discretion.

v. Accident/Incident Reporting

□ NTSB 830 procedures must be strictly adhered to.

□ Any and all incidents and accidents must be reported immediately to Chief

Instructor and the Airport Manager

□ Aircraft involved in any incident or accident must be grounded

immediately until a mechanic inspects it and returns it service.

□ Do not speak to the press about an incident or accident, even if it was

unrelated to BF aircraft.

□ Ensure that the student and/or instructor involved completes BF’s

Incident/Accident Report.

vi. Coordinating with Dispatch/Maintenance

□ Assistant chief instructors may receive maintenance related information

from instructors and report them to Dispatch.

□ Assistant chiefs may ground an aircraft, even if doing so means overriding

an instructor’s determination that the aircraft need not be grounded.


vii. Disciplinary Actions

□ All disciplinary actions must have at least 2 administrative personnel

present during issuance.

□ Verbal reprimand may be issued at the Assistant Chief’s discretion.

□ Any student and/or instructor action that may warrant written reprimand

must be reported and discussed with the Chief Instructor prior to the

issuance of the written reprimand. This includes, but is not limited to:

- not adhering to FARs

- display of any hazardous attitude(s)

- acting contrary to BF SOPs

- not adhering to airport operations

- damaging BF aircraft in any way

□ There is no minimum amount of written reprimand that must be issued

prior to termination of employment.

□ There is no maximum amount of written reprimand that may be received

to automatically terminate employment.

□ The decision to terminate employment must be at the discretion of the

Chief Instructor, only after thorough consultation with involved parties,

the Assistant Chief(s), Program Director, and possibly BF’s owner.

□ Termination of employment must be justified with appropriate

documentation, including written reprimand.


J. Chief Instructors

i. Chief instructors report to the Master BF and the BF owner.

ii. Responsibilities

□ The chief instructor is responsible for the safe operation of the BF, and so

has final-say authority in all such decision-making.

□ Decisions that must deviate from operations outlined within this BF

manual to satisfy safety should first be approved by the Master BF, so long

as the circumstances afford time to do so.

□ The policies and operations outlined within this BF manual must be

monitored, exemplified, and enforced by the chief instructor.

□ It may be to the chief instructor’s discretion to act in whatever roles or

capacities will ensure safe, efficient, and professional operation of the BF.

□ The chief instructor should be monitoring the overall operation of the BF,

much like a proficient instrument scan, and making adjustments and

delegating tasks at his or her discretion.

□ The chief instructor should be a full-time chief, instructing the instructors

rather than accepting a student load himself/herself.


III. Staff

A. Aside from the roles outlined in this BF Manual, the BF may determine the best means of staff acquisition, management, and operation for their school. This includes, but is not limited to:

i. Reception

ii. Billing, payroll, and accounting

iii. Aircraft maintenance and mechanics

iv. Facility maintenance and sanitation

v. Aircraft detailing and servicing

vi. Other roles as needed at the discretion of the BF

B. The chain-of-command and to whom staff members report will be at the assignment of the chief instructor or BF owner.


Appendix

I. New Hire Checklist ................................................................................................ 48

II. Exit Interview Checklist ......................................................................................... 49

III. Student Folder Checklist ....................................................................................... 50

IV. Personal Information Form ................................................................................... 51

V. Accident Waiver Form .......................................................................................... 52

VI. Equipment Use Agreement ................................................................................... 54

VII. Compliance Agreement ........................................................................................ 56


New Hire Checklist

(To serve as an example; may be modified as necessary)

Name: ______________________________ Role:______________________ Start Date: _____________

(To be kept in employee folder)

□ Interview/discussion with chief, (or other designated employee), regarding operations and hiring process

□ Ground & flight lesson if hiring on as an instructor (flight lesson may also double as Aircraft Checkout)

□ Offer/conditions of employment

□ Collect copies of required documentation:

□ Driver’s License

□ Birth Certificate or Valid Passport (TSA docs)

□ Information Form (or equivalent)

□ Credit Card

□ Aircraft Checkout Form (if applicable)

□ Pilot’s & CFI Licenses (if applicable)

□ Copies of last 3 pages of logbook (if applicable)

□ CFI Insurance (if applicable)

□ Medical (if applicable)

□ TSA Awareness Training Certificate if hiring on as an instructor

□ Added to Flight Schedule Pro, establish work schedule (if applicable), and orientation

□ Added to billing

□ Added to GroupMe

□ Issue uniform(s)

□ Order business cards (if applicable)

□ Issue credit card (if applicable)

□ Issue Key/keycodes

□ Orientation/review of BF Manual

□ Intro flight training if hiring on as instructor

□ Introduction to reporting employee


Exit Interview Checklist


Name: ___________________________________ End Date: _______________________

(To be kept in employee folder for 3 years)

□ Interview/discussion with chief, (or other designated employee), regarding circumstances of employment

termination

□ Compliments/complaints/suggestions

□ Settle financial balances

□ Check required documentation:

□ Driver’s License

□ Birth Certificate or Valid Passport (TSA docs)

□ Customer Information Form

□ Medical copy (if applicable)

□ Pilot’s Licenses (if applicable)

□ Copies of last 2 pages of logbook (if applicable)

□ Aircraft Checkout Form (if applicable)

□ Removed from Flight Schedule Pro

□ Removed from billing

□ Removed from GroupMe and group email

□ Uniform(s) returned

□ All keys returned

□ Credit card surrendered and named removed from account

□ All other BF items returned, (may be withheld from final paycheck otherwise)

□ Signed statement of full discretion:

I, __________________________________________________, will not reveal or use any real or intellectual

property belonging to the BF, including, (but not limited to), keys, passcodes, keycodes, passwords, login info, or

any other sensitive administrative and/or operational information beginning this date. I understand that my

employment and its privileges are now terminated. I also understand that violation of this agreement is subject to

legal action.

Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: _________________________


Student Folder Checklist


Name: _____________________________________________________

Date: ______________________________________________________

Student □ Renter □

□ Driver’s license copy (expiration): _______________________________________________________

□ Birth certificate OR passport copy (expiration):_____________________________________________

□ Personal Information Form

□ Credit card copy

□ Accident Waiver form

□ Equipment Use Agreement form

□ SOPs Signature

□ Pilot’s license

□ Medical

□ Copies of logbook (last 3 pages)

□ Aircraft checkout form

□ Added to Flight Schedule Pro

□ Enrolled in Jeppesen

□ Financing

Notes:

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________


Personal Information Form


NAME:_________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS:_________________________________________

PHONE #: __________________________________________ DATE OF BIRTH:_______________________________________

FULL ADRESS:___________________________________________________________________________________________

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF OR PLEADED GUILTY TO A FELONY? □ YES □ NO

IF YES, PLEASE EXPLAIN:___________________________________________________________________________________

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF OR PLEADED GUILTY TO DRUNKEN DRIVING? □ YES □ NO


HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF OR PLEADED GUILTY TO A DRUG CHARGE? □ YES □ NO


THE ABOVE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN WITHHELD OR SURPRESSED, & I AUTHORIZE THE BF TO INVESTIGATE ANY OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION. CUSTOMER/PILOT SIGNATURE:________________________________________________DATE: ______________

EMERGENCY CONTACT:_______________________________PHONE NUMBER:____________________________ THE BF INVOICES ON THE 1ST & THE 16TH OF THE MONTH, & PAYMENT IS DUE BY THE 5TH AND THE 20TH. ACCEPTABLE PAYMENT SOURCES ARE OUTLINED IN YOUR INVOICE, & YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THEM. HOWEVER, WE WILL KEEP YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION ON FILE & WILL USE IT TO SETTLE ANY BALANCES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PAID AFTER FIVE DAYS PAST THE DUE DATE. THIS CHARGE WILL ALSO INCLUDE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES. YOUR SIGNATURE BELOW AUTHORIZES THE BF TO CHARGE YOUR CREDIT CARD. IF THE CHARGE IS DECLINED, PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL ACCOUNT PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE BY CASH (OR OTHER METHOD APPROVED BY THE BF)

CARD TYPE & #: ___________________________________________ SIGNATURE:__________________________

EXPIRATION DATE: _____________ SECURITY CODE:______________ BILLING ZIP CODE: ___________________

PILOT HISTORY INFORMATION

LICENSE #: ______________________________________ DATE OF LAST MEDICAL: _________________________________

DATE OF LAST CHECKRIDE/FLIGHT REVIEW: ___________ CFI INSTRUCTION GIVEN: ________________________________

CHECK ALL LICENSES & RATINGS □ PRIVATE PILOT □ INSTRUMENT □ COMMERCIAL □ MULTI □ ATP □ CFI □ CFII □ MEI

TOTAL LOGGED HOURS ___________________________

INSTRUMENT HOURS: ____________________________ FIXED GEAR HOURS: ___________________________________

RETRACTABLE GEAR HOURS: ______________________ MULTI ENGINE HOURS: _________________________________

DESCRIBE ANY ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS YOU WERE INVOLVED WITH: ________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN PENALIZED OR FINED FOR VIOLATION OF FAR’S? □ YES □ NO


Accident Waiver, Assumption, & Release of Liability

(To be used as an example; may be modified as necessary)

You must carefully read this form and fill it out completely to participate.

First and Middle name: _____________________ Last Name: _________________ Date of Birth: ______

The above-named participant (the “Participant”), has voluntarily chosen to participate in flight, flight

education, piloting, transportation, and any and all related activities (collectively “Flight Activities”) in or

around or related to aircraft (the “Aircraft”) owned, operated, rented, and/or piloted by The BF , The

BF’s Flight Instructors, Mechanics, and Agents (collectively, “The BF”). In consideration of The BF

allowing Participant to participate in Flight Activities, Participant, on behalf of himself and all his heirs,

assigns, spouse, kin, children, dependents, or other related parties, whether claiming by or through him

or on their own behalf, hereby releases, indemnifies, and holds harmless The BF and all of its

professionals, affiliates, successors, assigns, flight instructors, pilots, agents, and related parties from

any and all liability or damages, of every kind or nature whatsoever, whether occasioned by negligence,

gross negligence, intentional, willful, or wanton conduct, recklessness, or any other form of liability

whether based in tort, contract, statute, common law or otherwise (the “Release”).

By signing this form, participant agrees to completely release The BF of all liability whatsoever caused or

allegedly caused by The BF, and the flying club’s authorized flight instructors, mechanics, and pilots.

Participant’s Acknowledgment of the above: ___________

Assumption of Certain Costs. The Participant agrees to assume responsibility for all damages to the

Aircraft, persons, or property of third parties caused by Participant’s participation in Flight Activities,

including, without limitation, operation of the Aircraft, to the extent not covered by insurance

maintained by The BF, including payment of any deductible and any other amounts not covered by such

insurance.

Voluntary Agreement. Participant is under no duress to participate in Flight Activities or to accept this

agreement and understands and acknowledges that participant in Flight Activities is optional and

voluntary. Participant further understands that Flight Activities are risky and carry with them the

potential for serious injury or death, whether caused by natural conditions, human errors, acts of God,

or otherwise. Participant acknowledges that it is releasing any and all liability including liability that

could be negligently, carelessly, recklessly, intentionally, or wantonly caused by The BF, Participant, or

others. Participant hereby assumes all such risks without limitation.

Other Provisions. This Release will remain in effect and survive the termination of any relationship

between The BF and Participant. This Release will remain in force during, before, and after each and

every time Participant chooses to participate in Flight Activities without the need for additional

signatures, renewals, or re-acknowledgment, unless revoked in writing by The BF or Participant.


The BF and Participant agree that this agreement shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with

the laws of the State of Utah without regard for conflict of law principles.

The BF and Participant agree that this writing is the entire integrated agreement between The BF and

Participant, amending and replacing all previous agreements, and that this agreement may not be

modified except in a subsequent writing signed by both The BF and Participant.

Participant hereby consents to receive such medical treatment as may be deemed advisable in the event

of injury, accident and/or illness during, before, and after Flight Activities if such medical treatment is, in

the sole discretion of The BF, necessary because of exigent circumstances, and that The BF will not be

liable therefor.

This agreement and the Release shall be construed broadly to provide a release of The BF and a waiver

of all causes of action against The BF to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law.

Participant further agrees to abide by all the applicable rules and regulations of the Flight Activities and

to obey all instructions of The BF as given to Participant.

I hereby certify that I have read this document in its entirety, and I understand and agree to its contents

and to be bound hereby.

Participant’s Signature: _______________________________ Date: _______________

Print Name: _______________________________

Parent/Guardian Signature (If under 18) _______________________ Date: _______________

Print Name: _________________________________

Received and accepted by: _______________________________ on behalf of The BF.

Signature: _______________________________ Date: _______________


EQUIPMENT USE AGREEMENT (To be used as an example; may be modified as necessary)

Please initial each section after reading indicating that you have read, understand, and agree to each section.

______* I affirm that the statements and information on pilot history form are true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and no information has been withheld or suppressed, which would adversely affect my approval to use and operate any equipment provided by The BF. I agree to provide updated information, upon request, and hereby authorize The BF to verify the information contained hereon, along with records of financial responsibility. ______* I attest that the below described customer and/or operator pilot has received, or will receive, proper and appropriate orientation and instruction in the operation of any equipment provided by The BF. (this includes the use of the Red Bird Simulator and a mandatory check out be paid for by student/renter) ______* I acknowledge personal liability for the equipment I use and agree to make payment upon demand for all charges related to the use of equipment provided by The BF. Under this agreement, and I will return any such equipment to KBTF at my expense. I understand I am responsible for the insurance deductible in any accident of $2,500 ($5,000 for the Seneca). I will pay this amount in a timely manner. There will also be a $50 fee for taking aircraft keys home.

______* I agree that equipment provided by The BF shall not be used for illegal purposes, or for racing, or for compensation or hire, or for any use for which the customer and operator is not properly qualified, rated or certified. If in the event that you’re instructing in a The BF plane and you’re not employed by The BF (or receiving instruction from a non-The BF CFI) , you will be banned from The BF planes and further use and rental of such equipment.

______* I acknowledge receipt of copies of the rules for equipment use and the insurance provisions and restrictions covering the operation and use of equipment available from The BF and by affixing my signature hereon I have read, do understand, and will follow and adhere to such rules, provisions, and restrictions for the equipment I use. ______* I agree that in case of non-payment of any charges or default in performance of any rule, restriction, requirement, or covenant relative to this document, or associated with the operation of any equipment or maintenance services provided, The BF may take any available action in law and equity to enforce the terms and/or collect any balance due including turning the account over to an attorney and/or collection agency for collection in such case the customer and or operator agree to pay attorney fees, and all collection agency fees, commissions and or charges up to 50% of the account balance.

______* I acknowledge that I am responsible for the invoiced amount received on the 1st and 16th of every month. I will pay the invoiced amount before the 5th and 20th of every month. After the due date, a 5 dollar late fee for each day thereafter will be added to my flight account.

______* Headset rental(s) are available as a courtesy. If a headset rental is needed, you must make arrangements 24 hours in advance, and there is a $10.00 charge for headset rental. If the headset is returned broken or malfunctioning, you will be charged the cost of the headset.


______* I acknowledge that The BF is not responsible for reimbursement for any mechanical delays. If there is a problem with the airplane resulting in overnight stays, extra transportation or any other extra fees incurred during the mechanical delay, I will not be reimbursed. The safe return of him/her self and aircraft will be the financial responsibility of the named below customer.

*THE PRESENCE OF THE INITIALS AND/OR SIGNATURE BELOW STATES THAT THE ABOVE SECTION(S) HAVE BEEN READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREED UPON.

SIGNATURE:____________________________________________________________ DATE:_____________ FULL NAME (PLEASE PRINT): _____________________________________________________________ ___


Compliance Agreement

Please return this page to BF after signing below. This acknowledgment will be kept in your folder.

I certify that I have read and understand the BF Manual and agree to comply with the

operating procedures outlined therein.

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Name (Print)

_____________________________________________________________

Signature

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Date

Documents

Flight Operations Manual - FLT Academy · 5 For Training Purposes Only Bountiful Flight, LLC 2018 FOM v.1.0 I. Students and Renters A. Getting Started Welcome to Bountiful Flight!