10-44-090 FLIGHT TRAINING

A. Commercial Services and Activities. An Operator shall instruct Pilots in dual and solo flight training, in fixed and/or rotary wing Aircraft, in land Aircraft, and provide such related ground school instruction as is necessary preparatory to taking a written examination and flight check ride for the category or categories or Pilots’ certificate and rating involved.

B. Capital Improvements:

      1. Minimum office space of one hundred fifty (150) square feet to provide classroom, briefing room, Pilot lounge, restrooms and telephone Facilities for customer use;
      2. Asphalt or cement-paved surfaced, on-site auto Parking space with suitable accommodations for automobiles, and a paved Aircraft apron all within the leased area and sufficient to accommodate the Operator’s activities and operations shall also be provided;
      3. No flight training operations or Operator may be allowed to operate from a rented tie-down space.

C. Equipment.

      1. Not less than one airworthy Aircraft suitably equipped for and meeting all the requirements of the FAA with respect to the type of operation to be performed;
      2. Flight simulator capable of simulating Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight in a reciprocating-engine Aircraft.

D. Scope of Services/Standards.

      1. The Operator shall have his or her services available eight hours daily in the Operator’s commercially-reasonable discretion, during the period from six a.m. to eleven p.m., every day of the calendar year;
      2. Office, classroom and briefing room space required for FAR Part 61 flight training including flight simulator, mark-ups, pictures, slides, film strips and other visual training aids;
      3. The Operator shall have, and make for sale to the public, flight training textbooks, manuals and other miscellaneous Pilot supplies such as plotters, computers, navigational charts, etc.

E. Personnel.

      1. The Operator shall have available, on a full-time basis, at least one flight instructor who is currently certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration to provide the type of flight training offered. Such flight instructor(s) shall additionally be experienced and familiar with mountain flying.
      2. The Operator shall have for call on a part-time basis, at least one ground instructor who is currently certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration to provide the type of ground training offered.

F. Certifications. Flight school operation shall be in compliance with FAR Part 61.

G. Insurance. The Operator performing the services under this category shall purchase and, for the period of operations hereunder, maintain insurance in the types, amounts and forms enumerated in the document entitled “Minimum Insurance Requirements” as published by the Director of Aviation, and as the same may be modified from time to time by the Board of County Commissioners (unless expressly amended in a written lease, license or permit approved by the BOCC) including, the following types:

      1. Aircraft liability;
      2. Student and renter’s liability shall be readily available for purchase by students and renters or Operators shall provide a signed waiver thereof and release of Operator and County. (§ 10.44.090 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)